William Allred

Personal Information

Birthplace: Greensboro, NC

Service Information

Branch of Service: Navy

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Aug 4, 1943

Discharged: May 20, 1948

Honored By: Wife, 'Tat' Howell Allred

Biography

Boyd Allred is one of four brothers who all served in World War II (Garland Howard Allred, James Rex Allred, and Walter Lee Allred). A fifth brother, 1st Lieutenant Samuel Aaron Allred served in the Korean Conflict. Boyd has the distinction of having served and saw action in both the European and Pacific Theaters. He was aboard the LST 157 in the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944. His ship was shot out from under his unit on the third trip across the Channel. Boyd came back to the States and was then sent to the Pacific and the 2nd Marine Division on Saipan, Marianna Islands in November 1944. He made the invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, and then went back to Saipan. On September 23, 1945, Boyd landed in Japan and stayed there until May 5, 1946. He was then sent home for discharge. After the war, Boyd returned to Greensboro, NC and was a general contractor. He owned the BAR Construction Company and still serves as a consultant in that profession. He is a Life Member of the American Legion and ‘Honorary Member’ of the DAV.