- Date Of Birth: February 21, 1927
- Date Of Death: March 4, 2018
- State: New Mexico
William “Bill” Allen was born in Amarillo, Texas on Feb. 21, 1927, Allen joined the Navy in 1945. He was at Pearl Harbor when the war ended, missing the major battles, but was sent to China to repatriate the Japanese refugees before the Chinese exterminated them. After eight months, he was discharged and returned to Amarillo to work for the Amarillo Hardware Co., where he met his wife-to-be, Verna. They married in 1948. Three children were born to their union, Mike Allen in Capitan, Nancy Allen Carpenter in Colorado and Roger Allen in Alto.
Bill Allen knew he was suffering with terminal bladder cancer, and in his usual thoughtful way of approaching life, he planned what would happen after his death.
