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Back to EpisodesMAJ Alfred Reginald Allen, MD: The Choices a Man Makes
Episode 392
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
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ABC:LHS #074-4 Alfred Reginald Allen, MD...
...was a UPenn med school grad, a clever researcher in neurologic injuries, a brilliant composer of operas and hymns, founder of the Savoy Company, and one of the finest photomicrographers in the world. But when he joined the Army, it was as a combat officer. He was killed, ironically, by shrapnel to his brain at Meuse Argonne. He has a cenotaph at Laurel Hill East.