Born in Fort Benning, GA.
His parents were Frank Albert Allen, Jr. and Ellen Gordon Allen and he was one of 4 children born
Graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, PA in 1942 and The United States Military Academy at West Point in 1945.
His family was a military family; his father was a Major General and his grandfather was Major General Walter Henry Gordon (USMA class of 1886). His brother, Frank Albert Allen, III, was also a West Point graduate (USMA class of 1952) and served as a combat officer in the Korean War.
He served 30 years in the United States Army and commanded the 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment in the period after the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968. With this command, Allen was responsible for 300 miles of the East German border and the full Czechoslovakian border. He served first in the Allied-Occupation of Germany, commanding a platoon, and in the Korean War commanded the 16th Reconnaissance Company in the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1961-62, Allen commanded the 33rd Armored Tank Battalion, in then-Major General Creighton Abrams’ 3rd Armored Division. His service coincided with the 1961 construction of the Berlin Wall, so he took part in numerous alerts and maneuvers in areas close to the eastern borders.
Predeceased by 2 sisters, Laura Anne Allen, and Mary Allen Poage, and his brother, Frank Albert Allen, III.
Survived by his wife; 5 children; 10 grandchildren (one deceased) and 8 great-grandchildren
(Guare & Sons Funeral Home, Vermont)
His parents were Frank Albert Allen, Jr. and Ellen Gordon Allen and he was one of 4 children born
Graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, PA in 1942 and The United States Military Academy at West Point in 1945.
His family was a military family; his father was a Major General and his grandfather was Major General Walter Henry Gordon (USMA class of 1886). His brother, Frank Albert Allen, III, was also a West Point graduate (USMA class of 1952) and served as a combat officer in the Korean War.
He served 30 years in the United States Army and commanded the 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment in the period after the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968. With this command, Allen was responsible for 300 miles of the East German border and the full Czechoslovakian border. He served first in the Allied-Occupation of Germany, commanding a platoon, and in the Korean War commanded the 16th Reconnaissance Company in the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1961-62, Allen commanded the 33rd Armored Tank Battalion, in then-Major General Creighton Abrams’ 3rd Armored Division. His service coincided with the 1961 construction of the Berlin Wall, so he took part in numerous alerts and maneuvers in areas close to the eastern borders.
Predeceased by 2 sisters, Laura Anne Allen, and Mary Allen Poage, and his brother, Frank Albert Allen, III.
Survived by his wife; 5 children; 10 grandchildren (one deceased) and 8 great-grandchildren
(Guare & Sons Funeral Home, Vermont)
Born in Fort Benning, GA.
His parents were Frank Albert Allen, Jr. and Ellen Gordon Allen and he was one of 4 children born
Graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, PA in 1942 and The United States Military Academy at West Point in 1945.
His family was a military family; his father was a Major General and his grandfather was Major General Walter Henry Gordon (USMA class of 1886). His brother, Frank Albert Allen, III, was also a West Point graduate (USMA class of 1952) and served as a combat officer in the Korean War.
He served 30 years in the United States Army and commanded the 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment in the period after the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968. With this command, Allen was responsible for 300 miles of the East German border and the full Czechoslovakian border. He served first in the Allied-Occupation of Germany, commanding a platoon, and in the Korean War commanded the 16th Reconnaissance Company in the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1961-62, Allen commanded the 33rd Armored Tank Battalion, in then-Major General Creighton Abrams’ 3rd Armored Division. His service coincided with the 1961 construction of the Berlin Wall, so he took part in numerous alerts and maneuvers in areas close to the eastern borders.
Predeceased by 2 sisters, Laura Anne Allen, and Mary Allen Poage, and his brother, Frank Albert Allen, III.
Survived by his wife; 5 children; 10 grandchildren (one deceased) and 8 great-grandchildren
(Guare & Sons Funeral Home, Vermont)
His parents were Frank Albert Allen, Jr. and Ellen Gordon Allen and he was one of 4 children born
Graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, PA in 1942 and The United States Military Academy at West Point in 1945.
His family was a military family; his father was a Major General and his grandfather was Major General Walter Henry Gordon (USMA class of 1886). His brother, Frank Albert Allen, III, was also a West Point graduate (USMA class of 1952) and served as a combat officer in the Korean War.
He served 30 years in the United States Army and commanded the 2nd Armored Calvary Regiment in the period after the Soviets invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968. With this command, Allen was responsible for 300 miles of the East German border and the full Czechoslovakian border. He served first in the Allied-Occupation of Germany, commanding a platoon, and in the Korean War commanded the 16th Reconnaissance Company in the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1961-62, Allen commanded the 33rd Armored Tank Battalion, in then-Major General Creighton Abrams’ 3rd Armored Division. His service coincided with the 1961 construction of the Berlin Wall, so he took part in numerous alerts and maneuvers in areas close to the eastern borders.
Predeceased by 2 sisters, Laura Anne Allen, and Mary Allen Poage, and his brother, Frank Albert Allen, III.
Survived by his wife; 5 children; 10 grandchildren (one deceased) and 8 great-grandchildren
(Guare & Sons Funeral Home, Vermont)
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