Mitchell Allmon was inducted into the United States Marine Corp on Feb. 17, 1944 at San Diego, California. He attended boot camp in San Diego and attended communication school at Camp Pendleton at Oceanside, California soon after. On September 11, 1944, he was assigned to the HQ Co. 1st Marine Division. His theater of operation was in the South Pacific. On April 1, 1945, Mitch and his battalion landed at Okinawa known as L-Day, and was there until August 1945. Mitchell participated in the occupation of China from October 10, 1945 to July 16, 1946. Mitchell's duties were message center-radio man-communications chief. His rank was Sergeant USMC. On August 13, 1946, he was given an honorable discharge at the Marine Corp Base in San Diego, California. His pay rate was $100 a month as Sergeant USMC. Mitchell married Mary Joyce Wester on April 4, 1949. They had 4 children; Garry, Sharon, Jeff and Rhonda. Mitch and Joyce now reside in McPherson, Kansas where they both are retired. His service time was spent in the South Pacific