About Leven Cooper Allen
Lived 1894 – 1979 (aged 85). Leven Cooper Allen was a military personnel.
Major General Leven Cooper Allen (March 29, 1894 – September 27, 1979) was an officer in the United States Army during World War II.
Early life Leven Cooper Allen was born on March 29, 1894, in Fort Douglas, Utah. Before his military service, he attended the University of San Francisco from 1912 to 1916. His last assignment before his December 31, 1951 retirement was as chief of staff of the 8th Army in Korea.
Honors and awards Allen was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, the Legion of Merit with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart and the Air Medal. They had a daughter and two grandchildren.
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Major General in United States Army
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Leven Cooper Allen was born on 29 March 1894 in Fort Douglas.
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Leven Cooper Allen died on 27 September 1979 in Washington, D.C., Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Leven Cooper Allen was a military personnel.
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