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William Gray Allen
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Name William Gray Allen Birth 23 Apr 1898 Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota
Gender Male Military Service 19 Oct 1918 World War I (US)
US Navy
Discharged 7 Aug 1919Death 1933 Burial Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota
Notes - Another Milbank boy who volunteered his services to Uncle Sam was W. G. Allen, who up until the time of his enlistment was working with the local draft board. He entered the service October 19, 1918 at the age of twenty years. Being a stenographer in civil life he was fully qualified for yeomanry, which work he took up at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Was honorably discharged August 7, 1919 at the Great Lakes, Illinois.
Source: 'Grant County South Dakota In The World War'
Published by the Grant County Review, Milbank SD
W.S. Dolan, Editor
Person ID I40386 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 4 Feb 2013
Father William Albertus Allen, b. 1 Jul 1872, Berlin Twp, Ionia County, Michigan
d. 1903, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota
(Age 30 years) Mother Nellie Lavina McPherson, b. Jun 1868, Iowa
d. 1943, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota
(Age ~ 74 years) Marriage ca 1894 Family ID F14298 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Another Milbank boy who volunteered his services to Uncle Sam was W. G. Allen, who up until the time of his enlistment was working with the local draft board. He entered the service October 19, 1918 at the age of twenty years. Being a stenographer in civil life he was fully qualified for yeomanry, which work he took up at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Was honorably discharged August 7, 1919 at the Great Lakes, Illinois.
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Birth - 23 Apr 1898 - Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota 

Burial - - Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota 
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