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North High School Wall of Honor
Richard Wayne Allen
Class of June, 1953

Research done by Claradell Shedd, class of 1953.

Richard Wayne Allen

Dick graduated in the North High class of June, 1953. Enlisted in Des Moines at 17. At the time of his enlistment, his next of kin was Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Allen, 1916 22nd Street, Des Moines, IA. His service number was __________.

Richard Wayne Allen

Year		Rank		Status

June, 1953	x	Graduated	x	North Des Moines High School.
date	x	USMC/Enlisted	x	When 17 years old. Where?
date	x	US Marines	x	Basic Training at Camp Pendelton, CA
date	x	Enroute	x	From CA (?) to Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii to Korea. Name of troop transport vessel?
date	x	Stationed	x	Duty station in Korea. Group? Division?
date	x	occupation/school?	x	comment
date	x	occupation	x	comment
date	x	x	x	Discharge.
date	x	Family	x	Married to Mary Marie ______ in ?
date	x	Employment	x	Conductor on Rock Island Railroad. What was your run?
date	x	Employment	x	Conductor on Santa Fe Railroad. What was your run?
date	x	Retirement/Civilian	x	Interests.

photo of Dick	photo of Dick
Dick Allen during ( conflict, date)	Dick Allen during (conflict, date)


Rock Island RR/1956	Santa Fe RR/late 1950's

" "	Robert Wayne Allen U.S. Marine Corps/(Rank) Group Location Photo of Photo of Richard Wayne Allen in uniform
Examples: Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal

References

The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2009 graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines High School website. The names of North High School graduates can be found online at: http://ndmhs.com/. Richard Wayne Allen's class page is: http://ndmhs.com/pages/invite.html.

01/05/11: Presently living in OK.

Music: "Semper Fidelis"