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Lieutenant Colonel Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr. was killed in action on 17 October 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam. His body was recovered and he is buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, TX.
Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. (April 1, 1888 – September 12, 1969) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II.
Lieutenant Colonel Allen distinguished himself by exceptionally valorous actions on 17 October 1967 while serving as Commanding Officer of an infantry battalion on a search and destroy operation near Chon Thanh.
Mar 31, 2016 · By 1940 Allen was a lieutenant colonel (promoted in 1935) with an enviable World War I combat record and a well-known reputation for dynamic, can-do leadership.
Oct 17, 2017 · On October 17, Lieutenant Colonel Terry Allen, commander of the Black Lions special unit, led his men into the jungle of Vietnam, looking for engagement with the Viet Cong. An ambush nearly...
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Lieutenant Colonel Terry D. Allen—commander of the 2/28th Infantry—was then ordered to depart from Lai Khê with three of his rifle companies (A, B and D) and air-lifted into a site about 21 kilometers (13 mi) northwest of Chon Thanh village, and 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) north-west of 1/18th Infantry.
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In October 1967, Allen's son, Lieutenant Colonel Terry de la Mesa Allen, Jr., was killed in the Vietnam War, while commanding the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 1st Infantry Division, which his father had commanded in World War II.
