Allen, Frank Albert Jr. born in Cleveland, Ohio,
on 19-06-1896, attended Kenyon College 1914-1917. Commissioned in the Infantry Reserve in August 1917. With the 77th Field Artillery in France during World War I, participating in the Aisne-Marne, St. Michael and Meuse-Argonne offensives. Professor of military science and tactics at Norwich University1921 – 1923. Aide to Major General Dennis E Nolan

from April 1926 – July 1933. Nolan died age 83, on 02-02-1956. Graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1936 and the Army War College in 1940. Battalion and Regimental Commander in 5
th Armored Division October 1941 – August 1942. Commander of Combat Command “A” in 9
th Armored Division August 1942 – June 1943. Brigadier General in September 1942. Commander of Combat Command “B” under Major General
Ernst Harmon in North Africa June 1943-July 1944. Chief of Public Relations at General
Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower‘s

headquarters September 1944 – July 1945. Commanding General of 3
rd Armored Division

July 1945 – November 1945. The division began a thrust into the Rhineland of Germany on 07-02-1945. On 31 March, the commander of the division, then Major General
Maurice Rose, famed as one of few Commanding Generals to frequent the front lines during combat, rounded a corner in his jeep and found himself face to face with a German tank. As he withdrew his pistol to surrender, a young German tank commander, apparently misunderstanding Rose’s intentions, shot the General.
Death and burial ground of Allen, Frank Albert Jr.
Brigade General, Frank Allen, died on 20-11-1979, age 83 in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA, and is buried with his wife Ellen, who died age 74, on 06-09-1972, on the Arlington National Cemetery in Section 4 . Close by in Section 4, the grave of the 3* Lieutenant General, Chief of Staff, 1 Army,
William Benjamin Kean Jr. and
4* Navy Admiral, Civil Engineer Corps. Father of the “Seabees”
, Ben Moreell
, the Flyer Ace Marion Carl Major General, Commander 22nd Regiment on D-Day, Charles “Buck” Lanham and General, Commander Army Ground Forces, Ben “Yohoo” Lear.
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