Archer M. R. Allen USS Salt Lake City CA25 Captain US Navy Taken, 1939-40

USS SLC OFFICER...Archer M. R. Allen, Captain USS SLC Commanding Officers Passed away in 1974...Source: 1979 Reunion Book Source: Photo copy contributed by SLC Veteran William Bean, BM2c to the SLC Association Memorabilia, [source of article unknown] that says Captain Archer M. R. Allen, received the Distinguished Service Medal [year unknown]. He contributed to the success of all forces in the Central Pacific by routing, unloading, and scheduling vital merchant shipping for the operations in the Western Caroline’s, Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. April 7th, 2008 Information added from William E. "Slug" Leary, Jr., S1c Capt. Allen was an excellent Captain who was well liked by the crew. He was a true picture of an old sea captain. I remember seeing him on the bridge at sea and he always had his binoculars hanging from his neck, smoking a pipe and his face was weather "bitten". He reminded me of a storybook skipper. He would come to the bridge, observe everything, and then very quietly be gone. Capt. Archer M. R. Allen turning command of SLC over to Capt. Ellis M. Zacharias Officers and Crew of USS SLC in November, 1940 Tidbits from Stephen Starwyck 1939 Rope Yarn If anyone has any information on Capt. Allen, please send it in so we can add to his page. Thank you, Sandy Eskew

Some contributed by James R. Brown & others found in the SLC Memorabilia

Christmas 1938 or 39

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