Allen Talley
| Date and Place of Birth: | Circa. 1894 New York, NY |
| Date and Place of Death: | October 7, 1918 near St. Etienne, France |
| Baseball Experience: | College |
| Position: | Unknown |
| Rank: | First Lieutenant |
| Military Unit: | Company A, 5th Machine Gun Company, 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division US Army |
| Area Served: | France |
Allen W. Talley attended the Barnard School for Boys in New York and
then Princeton (Class of 1916) where he played
varsity baseball as well as being editor of The Princetonian.
Talley attended the first Plattsburg Camp, a military officer training
camp that was the forerunner of ROTC. Following graduation he was
stationed briefly in Syracuse and went to France in September 1917,
serving with Company A of the 5th Machine Gun Company
On October 7, 1918, 24-year-old First Lieutenant Talley was killed by a
high explosive shell while his company was advancing on the Blanc Mont
Ridge with the Third
Battalion of the 23rd Infantry, 2nd Division. He remained conscious for
about 15 minutes after the fatal explosion and continued to direct his
company's advance until succumbing to his wounds.
Talley was buried in the French town of St. Etienne shortly after his
death and was posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French
Government. The order read as follws:
| With the approbation of the Commander in Chief of the
American Expeditionary Forces in France, the Marshal of France.
Commander in Chief of the French Armies of the East, cites: In
the Order of tho Army Corps. Lieut Allen W. Talley. Fifth Machine Gun Battalion - From October 2-7, 1918, near Blanc Mont he displayed remarkable courage and coolness in advancing with his section under violent bombardment "Was killed while looking for a shelter for his men. At General Headquarters, December 23. 1918. |
Today, he rests at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in
Lorraine, France.
Sources
New York Sun, March 23, 1919
Thanks to Davis O. Barker for "finding" Allen Talley.
Date Added April 1, 2013 Updated August 8, 2013
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