African American. Alaska Highway. Medical Detachment. Born: 10 November 1914, Talbot County, MD. Died: unknown. Enlisted: 11 August 1941, Baltimore, MD.
Education: grammar school. Civilian occupation: 1940 census records truck driver and also he worked as a laborer in a Fish House. William Miller, waterman at a Fish House and his wife Alice adopted Harry.
Pfc Allen was with a medical detachment assigned to the segregated 97th Engineers. They arrived at Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. Tje 97th Engineers built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Both returned to Camp Sutton, NC September 1943 and their next assignment was Milne Bay, New Guinea, Philippines.
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