Archer M. R. Allen-Personal Page

Archer M. R. Allen
Captain US Navy
Taken, 1939-40

USS SLC OFFICER...Archer M. R. Allen, Captain
USS SLC Commanding Officers

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... Deceased 1974...Info. from 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 operatons in the Western Carolines, Philippines, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

April 7th, 2008
Information added from William E. "Slug" Leary, Jr., S1c

Capt. Allen was an excellant 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, 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

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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