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Roderick Random Allen (January 29, 1894 - February 1, 1970) was a Major General in the United States Army, who commanded the 20th and 12th Armored Divisions during World War II. ==Early life== Roderick Random Allen was born on 29 January 1894 as a son of Jefferson Buffington and Emma Allen in the city of Marshall, Texas. He attended the Agriculture Mechanical College of Texas and earned his Bachelor of Science in 1915. Subsequently he entered the army, and in 1916 he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant with the 16th Cavalry Regiment. Following the entry of US into the World War, Allen was sent with American Expeditionary Forces under command of general John J. Pershing to the Europe and served there until July 1919. After return to the US with the rank of captain, he attended Cavalry school at Fort Riley, Kansas and then Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth. Allen was then appointed a battalion commander of the 32nd Armor Regiment. After some time, Allen was transferred back to the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, where he was appointed as an instructor. After two years at Fort Leavenworth Staff School, Allen was detached to Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and then to Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. His next post was a position in Chief of Staff office at War Department in Washington, D.C., where he served until July, 1940.〔Arlington Cemetery / http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rrallen.htm〕 In this capacity, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant colonel on August 1, 1938. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roderick R. Allen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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