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Photographer: J. J. Prats
Taken: April 8, 2017
Caption: Sergeant Allen Edward Firth
Additional Description: H Co, 2nd BN, 1st Marines, 1st MarDiv, III MAF, United States Marine Corps.

December 16, 1941 to October 18, 1967

Allen graduated from Albemarle High School in 1959. He then attended the University of Virginia while working for Stromberg-Carlson. The day after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Allen, a fourth year student, left UVa and enlisted in the USMC. In Vietnam he was assigned Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of a Combined Action Program unit where the marines lived with and protected a village. While on patrol in Quang Tri, his unit was ambushed and he was killed in action while carrying a wounded Marine to safety.

He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and the Combat Action Ribbon. He is buried in Culpeper National Cemetery in Culpeper, VA.
Submitted: April 15, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p380245
File Size: 1.275 Megabytes

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