Albert Allen cradles his grandson LeRoy, circa 1912–1913. A handwritten annotation card accompanying the photograph reads: 'Albert Allen / Grandson / LeRoy / 1912–1913.' The rustic farmstead setting and leafy surroundings suggest a rural American homestead of the early twentieth century.
The Family of
The Allen Family History
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Five Generations: Roots, Adventure, and Service
I
Roots: The Allen Family Before Mike
Ancestors and early generations of the Allen family, from Albert and Addie Allen through Roy Allen's youth and the family's Oklahoma and California beginnings.
II
Early Family Life: Babies, Boyhood & the Open Road
The earliest years of the Allen children — newborns cradled on porches, toddlers taking first steps, and a young family exploring the American West by car in the 1940s and 1950s.
III
Fishing, Camping & the Western Wilds
Summers in the western mountains — camping in the Sierra Nevada and beyond, fishing rivers from toddlerhood, and the family's deep love of the outdoors across two generations.
IV
Service: Army Training, Vietnam & Coming Home
Mike Allen's military career, from boot camp and jump school through his tour as a CH-47 Chinook pilot in Vietnam and the return to civilian life.
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