When he became Chief, he had three part-time policemen to work with, and police patrol service ended at midnight each night except for emergencies. Under his able leadership, the Germantown Police Department has grown from one full-time policeman and three part-timers to a force of four full-time policemen and two part-time men. An Auxiliary Emergency Police Force of 20 additional men that have been appointed and trained.
Germantown now has round-the-clock police patrol. Chief Allen has had wide experience in Police and Security work. Altogether, he has 14 years of experience. Just after the war, he was in security work with the government, working with the Mallory Depot Security force for a number of years.
He was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division. He received the Purple Heart at Normandy where he jumped with the 82nd and was wounded in action on June 23, As a paratrooper, he made numerous jumps carrying sub-machine guns in combat against the enemy. He jumped from army transport planes and sought out enemy communications lines and destroyed them by using rifles, pistols, knives, and hand-grenades.
He was discharged from the paratroopers in August Jim Allen is a native of McComb, Miss. Jim and Joyce Allen have five children, three boys, and two girls. Jimbo, age 18, a senior at Germantown High School; Sara, aged 17, and a junior; and Helen, age 14, a sophomore at the local high school. The two youngest boys attend Germantown Elementary School: Larry, age 9, is a fourth-grader; and Johnny, age 8, is in the second grade.
Chief Allen is very active in local civic affairs and clubs and is always interested in seeing that Germantown has the best of everything if it is possible. Jim Allen, through his tireless efforts and enthusiasm, and aggressive leadership has striven continuously to make Germantown a better place to live, to raise our children, and to give the citizens a first-class Police Department in every way.
