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State Archives of North Carolina"},{"label":"Language","value":["English"]},{"label":"Creator","value":["Allen, Hubert L., 1920-2015."]},{"label":"Contributor","value":["Howell-de Nijs, Iris."]},{"label":"Date","value":"D:10 M:08 Y:2006"},{"label":"Subject","value":["Veterans","United States. Army. European Theater of Operations","United States. Army. Armored Division, 7th","United States. Army","Retired military personnel","Personal narratives","Oral history","Oral histories","Military history","Bronze Star Medal (U.S.)","World War, 1939-1945"]},{"label":"Place","value":["France","Fort Story, Virginia Beach (city), Virginia, United States","Fort Polk, Vernon County, Louisiana, United States","Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia, United States","Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, United States","Fort Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States","England, United Kingdom","Charlotte County, Virginia, United States","California, United States","Chartres, Centre, France"]},{"label":"Time Period","value":["(1929-1945) Depression and World War Two"]},{"label":"Description","value":"Hubert Leo Allen was born March 1, 1920, in Charlotte County, Virginia, to Joseph and Alice Smith Allen. He grew up on a tobacco farm in Charlotte County with six brothers and four sisters. After he graduated from high school, Hubert Allen worked as a civilian contractor at the U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He served in the U.S. Army in the European Theater during World War II. Allen entered the U.S. Army in January 1942. He was inducted at Fort Lee, Virginia, and completed basic training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He was sent to Camp Polk, Louisiana, where he was assigned to serve as a combat engineer with Company B, 33rd Armored Engineer Battalion, 7th Armored Division, U.S. Army. His unit was initially sent to train in California's Mojave Desert to prepare for the fighting in North Africa. They were then sent to Fort Benning, Georgia, to prepare for fighting in Europe. Allen arrived in Europe in 1943, where he trained in England before his unit was sent to France in early 1944. Allen received a Bronze Star for his actions in Chartres, France, in August 1944. Allen received a battlefield commission during his time in France. He was seriously wounded when his Army jeep ran over a German tellermine in France. Allen spent the remainder of his service in military hospitals, including at Fort Story, Virginia, and McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in Virginia. He was discharged from the U.S. Army in 1945. After his military service, Allen moved to Alexandria, Virginia, and had a career in sales. He married Mildred I. McKee on July 25, 1947, in Alexandria, Virginia. He later moved to Raleigh, N.C. Hubert Leo Allen died on December 26, 2015, in Raleigh, N.C. At the time of the interview, Allen was living in Raleigh, N.C."},{"label":"Digital Characteristics","value":"3 pages"},{"label":"Format","value":["Summaries"]},{"label":"Rights","value":"All rights held by the State Archives of NC. Permission to publish must be obtained from the registrar in writing."},{"label":"Source Collections","value":["Military Veterans Oral History Collection. Military Collection. 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