Edward Allen (Medal of Honor)

He fought beside the naval relief force under fire in China.

Edward G. Allen served in the United States Navy during the international intervention in China in 1900. Born in Amsterdam on 4 December 1859, he later entered American naval service. He was a boatswain's mate first class attached to USS Newark during the China Relief Expedition.

As members of the ship's landing force fought inland, Allen distinguished himself on 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900. His Medal of Honor citation commends his conduct while fighting with the Allied relief expedition.

The expedition formed part of the wider struggle to relieve foreign communities and diplomatic establishments during the Boxer uprising. His decoration was announced in Navy General Order 55 of 19 July 1901.

Allen continued in naval service and attained the higher rank of chief boatswain. He died in Brooklyn on 16 April 1917 and was buried in the Cemetery of the Evergreens. His distinction commemorates the service of a naval landing-force sailor during the fighting in northern China.