Allen Frazier

About Allen Frazier

Allen Frazier is a U.S. Army veteran and military journalist based in Wyoming who covers military history, current events, and world affairs for Military.com.

With a background combining military service, academic expertise, and professional journalism, Allen brings depth and authenticity to his coverage of military history and international topics. His work spans historical analysis and current events, exploring how historical conflicts affect present-day military issues.

Allen earned a B.A. in history with a minor in journalism from the University of Mississippi and an M.A. in World War II studies from Arizona State University. A former reporter for the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi, he has contributed to Task & Purpose, The Collector, and other leading military and history outlets.

Expertise

Military history, specializing in World War II
Current military events and world affairs
Military journalism and analysis

Professional Roles

Writer for Military.com
Contributor to Task & Purpose
Contributor to The Collector

Education

M.A. in World War II Studies from Arizona State University
B.A. in History with a minor in Journalism from the University of Mississippi

Publications

Featured in Task & Purpose
Featured in The Collector
Published in the Sun Herald

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The Lend-Lease Memorial in Fairbanks, Alaska commemorates the shipment of U.S. aircraft to the Soviet Union along the Northwest Staging Route. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Alaska Air Route That Sent 8,000 American Warplanes to the Soviet Union in World War II

Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a...

WEST POINT, New York (Dec. 12, 2020) The United States Naval Academy Midshipmen face off against the U.S. Army Black Knights during the Army-Navy football game at the U.S. Military Academy’s Michie Stadium. The game marked the 121st meeting between the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen and the U.S. Army Black Knights. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Burke/Released)

America's Game: How Army and Navy Built One of the Most Legendary College Football Rivalries

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Marines from Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines during Operation Prairie II near the DMZ in 1967. The “Walking Dead” battalion earned the highest casualty rate in Marine Corps history during 47 months of sustained combat in Vietnam. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Walking Dead in Vietnam: How 1st Battalion, 9th Marines Earned the Marine Corps' Highest Casualty Rate

When two understrength Marine companies pushed north along Highway 561 on the morning of July 2, 1967, they walked straight...

An Enigma decryption machine, called a "bombe." Decryption machines like this were used by both the Axis and Allies to break enemy codes and access vital intelligence during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Italy Once Stole Secret American Intelligence Codes Which Nearly Made Britain Lose WWII

Every morning over breakfast in early 1942, infamous German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel received a classified intelligence...

U.S. Navy destroyers and destroyer escorts, including the USS Johnston, laying a smoke screen during the Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944. Note the splashes from Japanese shells. (Wikimedia Commons)

The American Destroyer That Sacrificed Itself to Turn Back Japan’s Battleship Fleet at Leyte Gulf

Taffy 3—consisting of six escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts—was there to cover troops storming...

An American M3 tank during training exercises at Fort Knox, 1942. These tanks were some of the first used by American forces in WWII. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. led three M3 tanks with American crews in combat in Libya alongside British troops. (Wikimedia Commons)

The American Senator and Three Tanks That Took on Rommel Before Operation Torch

In the summer of 1942, the British Eighth Army was losing the war in North Africa. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps had smashed...

Battle of Midway, US Dauntless Aircraft Dive on Japanese Carriers. Painting, Oil on Wood; by John Hamilton; C. 1975. (Navy History)

The Army Bombers That Attacked the Japanese Fleet and Helped Turn the Tide at Midway

During the Battle of Midway, a crippled U.S. Army B-26 bomber flew so close over Japan’s flagship Akagi that its crew...

Ho Chi Minh in 1945 (third from left standing) with the OSS Deer Team. From l. to r.: Rene Defourneaux, Ho, Allison Thomas, Giap, Henry Prunier and Paul Hoagland, far right. Kneeling, left, are Lawrence Vogt and Aaron Squires. (Wikimedia Commons)

America’s Secret WWII OSS Mission in Vietnam to Arm Ho Chi Minh Against Japan

In the final months of World War II, a small team of American commandos parachuted into the mountains of northern Vietnam to...

Paratroopers inside the fuselage of a Whitley aircraft at RAF Ringway

From Crete to Normandy: Why Allied Paratroopers Succeeded Where the Nazis Failed

When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian...

A U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (BuNo 33969) of Patrol Squadron 61 (VP-61) flies on patrol near a snowy Aleutian Island, in March 1943. This aircraft crashed on 17 January 1944 at Massacre Bay, Attu. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Only WWII Land Battle Fought on American Soil: The Forgotten Fight for Alaska

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat...

Army Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell with an MB-3 pursuit aircraft. Mitchell commanded the 1921 bombing tests that sank the battleship Ostfriesland and wrote a 1924 report predicting Japan would attack Pearl Harbor at dawn. (U.S. Air Force photo)

This Army Pilot Proved Airplanes Could Sink Battleships and Predicted Pearl Harbor — He Was Fired For It

In 1921, Army Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell proved airplanes could sink battleships. Three years later, he predicted Japan would...

25th Infantry Division troops burn out a Japanese pill box at Baguio in the Philippines, 23 March 1945. (Wikimedia Commons)

From Pearl Harbor to Japan: How 25th Infantry Division Earned its 'Tropic Lightning' Name in WWII

This newly organized unit soon became one of the war's most aggressive fighting forces. It was one of only two Army divisions...

German POWs in their various uniforms at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Seen here are members of the Luftwaffe, Heer, and enlisted and commissioned military members from several different branches. (Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby)

Mississippi Delta Farmer's Wife Fell in Love With German POW and Helped Him Escape, Leading FBI on Chase

A German Luftwaffe pilot and a Mississippi Delta farmer’s wife made a run for it in January 1946, eight months after World...

Men of the US 35th Infantry display a North Korean flag captured during the Battle of Masan in September 1950. (Wikimedia Commons)

Task Force Smith: How the 24th Infantry Division Saved South Korea at the Start of the Korean War

In July of 1950, the Korean War looked as if it was about to come to an unexpectantly quick conclusion. South Korean troops...

The Los Angeles Times photograph from the event showing searchlights light up the sky over L.A. The photo was edited to improve contrast and visibility during the war, though later UFO enthusiasts insist it shows evidence of an alien craft over the city. (Wikimedia Commons)

The WWII Mystery Behind the 1942 Battle of Los Angeles: Axis Planes, Aliens or Mass Hysteria?

Not even three months after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Americans on the west coast thought they were under attack...

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