Lark Allen was born on 17 April 1917 in Circleville, Utah.  He was the son of Chester and Ida Allen.  He had brothers (Champ, Wayne, and Calvin) sisters (Dott and Joyce). Lark graduated from the Piute High School and attended the Branch Agricultural College in Cedar City, Utah. 

Lark entered the service on 1 July 1941 before America entered the war.  He was among the first troops to land in North Africa.  He landed at Normandy.  He was wounded in combat (and awarded the Bronze Star) in July of 1944 and sent to a hospital in England.  He returned to his unit in September.  He was Killed in Action in Germany.

Information provided by Yannick Longy