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Arnolds Park, Iowa—
A ribbon in lieu of a good conduct medal, has been presented to Private First Class Ross Allen of a bakery company, by his commanding officer, Col. A.D. Cowley. The medal was one of 10 given at a single ceremony recently. Mrs. C.B. Elston of Arnolds Park is his mother.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, September 24, 1943
***Further Research:
Ross Fred Allen was born Jan. 11, 1907 to Woody and Lena Olsen Allen. He died Mar. 15, 1958 and is buried in Okoboji Cemetery, Arnolds Park, IA.
Source: ancestry.com
