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- Name:
- Allen Lee Peek
- Date of Birth:
- 1922
- Place of Birth:
- Cincinnati, OH
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Unspecified
- Home State:
- VA
- War or Conflict:
- World War II, 1939-1946
- Status:
- Veteran
- Dates of Service:
- 1942-1968
- Entrance into Service:
- Commissioned
- Branch of Service:
- Navy
- Unit of Service:
- USS Advance (AMc 63); USS Aggressor (AMc 64)
- Location of Service:
- Portsmouth, Virginia; South Bend, Indiana; Morehead City, North Carolina; Pacific; Philippines; Panama; Enewetak Atoll, and Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Pacific; Galveston, Texas
- Highest Rank:
- Lieutenant Junior Grade
- Prisoner of War:
- No
- Service Related Injury:
- No
- War or Conflict:
- Korean War, 1950-1955
- Status:
- Veteran
- Entrance into Service:
- Commissioned
- Unit of Service:
- Mine Sweeping Boat (MSB) Division 1
- Location of Service:
- Korea; Japan; Pacific; Charleston, South Carolina; Atlantic; Taiwan
- Prisoner of War:
- No
- Service Related Injury:
- No
- Service History Note:
- The Veteran served as the Mine Warfare Advisor to the Chinese Navy from 1957 to 1959.
- War or Conflict:
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Status:
- Veteran
- Entrance into Service:
- Commissioned
- Unit of Service:
- Mine Sweeping Division 91; Logistics and Material Command; Command, Naval Reserve Training Center
- Location of Service:
- Long Beach, California; Okinawa, Japan; Philippines; Taiwan; Washington, DC; Alexandria, Virginia
- Highest Rank:
- Commander
- Prisoner of War:
- No
- Service Related Injury:
- No
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- Type of Resource:
- Audio: Audio Cassette [2 items] --Oral history interview
- Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] --Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Correspondence [1 item] --Typewritten document
- Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [6 items] --Photographs
- Interviewer:
- Wanda C. Driver
- Donor:
- Margaret Reborchuk
- Donor Affiliation/Organization:
- Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. (WIMSA)
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/48126
- Subjects:
- Peek, Allen
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Navy.
Korean War, 1950-1955 -- Personal Narratives
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal Narratives
- Cite as:
- Allen Peek Collection (AFC/2001/001/48126), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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