Arthur L. Allen Jr. (Pudgy): NMMI Graduate Killed in WWII
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Allen Jr., known as "Pudgy," was a New Mexico Military Institute graduate killed in action during World War II in the South Pacific on March 18, 1944 [1].
Allen Jr., familiarly called "Pudgy" by fellow cadets, graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute in 1942 [1]. Allen of Pueblo, Colorado [1]. During World War II, Allen was killed in action in the South Pacific on March 18, 1944, while participating in the initial landing with the First Cavalry in the Admiralty Islands [1]. In his memory, his parents established a $200 scholarship at the New Mexico Military Institute, awarded to a member of the Fourth Class based on improvement in Military Science and Tactics and outstanding character [1].