September 10, 2010
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The phrase Gung Ho actually is chinese for "work together".

Did you know it was the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps unit known as Carlson's Raiders in World War II?

The VETERANS
Interactive Trunk for Charles Leonard Allen
STATS
Name: Allen, Charles Leonard
Year of Birth: 1922
Current Residence: Camden, AR
County: Ouachita County
War Time Duty (MOS): Spy
Branch of Service: US Army
Theater of Operation: Europe
Division: Office of Strategic Services Special Forces
Regiment: OSS 9th Army, G2 Section; OSS 1st Army, G2 Section
Major Engagements: Northern France, Rhineland, Central Europe, Battle of the Bulge
Biography: Charles Allen spied for United States of America in World War II. Mr. Allen’s interview reflects on his time in the O.S.S. (the Office of Strategic Services) and the treacherous world of espionage in one of the most covert operations in Europe. The operation was code named "Melanie".



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