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This just goes to show that not everything is a colossal waste of time. Recall that Archie claims to have served from 1966-1971. Several people warned others that Archie did not rate a military funeral.Īmong the skeptical were family members who had been at his side since 1966 and claimed that he never served. He was buried without a DD-214 being shown. The funeral home didn’t have a copy of Allen’s DD-214.Īllen is buried in the Military section at Oakwood in Canton, Illinois. The short answer is a combination of trust and hearsay.Īt a time like this, nobody wanted to be the one to question Allen’s military service.įrom what we are told, the VFW that did the honors went off of hearsay from the funeral home. How could a funeral with military honors have happened for someone they cannot confirm has even served? So, what does NPRC have to say about Archie Lee Allen? Not much.

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Perhaps that was because the nice folks from the Combat Veterans Association were building a ramp for his house?Īfter Allen was killed in a car crash in Dec 2019, we are told that his funeral arrangements consisted of full military honors – flag-draped coffin, 21 gun salute, the playing of “Taps”… the whole nine yards. So, in 2018 he was claiming Vietnam-era? Back in 2017, he was claiming Vietnam War veteran. He claimed he was a Vietnam-era Marine with the MOS of 0311. The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Archie Lee Allen who died last month at the age of 71 years old.Īllen had been on the radar about his claims and was asked about his service about a year ago.