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==Biography==
==Biography==
Allen is the Tillamook County Sheriff. He has a stoic manner, avoiding expressions of emotion of any kind while on the job. He also doesn't socialize, except as required by the protocols of the office he holds. He's a member of Rotary, Lions, and the Elks in Tillamook—also less out of personal desire than political expedience. In Tillamook County, those who like him appreciate this aspect of his character; he's dedicated to the job, not devoted to the trappings of his position. But he does have opposition from more politically active members of the community, people who do see public office as a prize to be won and exploited rather than a service to perform. [[Eden Pond]] works as his secretary.
Allen was the Tillamook County Sheriff. He had a stoic manner, avoiding expressions of emotion of any kind while on the job. He also didn't socialize, except as required by the protocols of the office he held. He was a member of of various service organizations in Tillamook—also less out of personal desire than political expedience. In Tillamook County, most appreciated this aspect of his character; he was dedicated to the job, not devoted to the trappings of his position. But he did have opposition from more politically active members of the community, people who saw public office as a prize to be won and exploited rather than a service to perform.


He is a widower, his wife having died in 1933. He is a church-goer who serves on the Alter Guild at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Tillamook. During the World War I, he was a member of the merchant marine, and was onboard the SS ''Vacuum'', a tanker sunk by a German u-boat in the Hebrides Islands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmm.org/ww1merchant.html| title=List of U.S. Merchant Marine vessels sunk in World War I}}</ref>
He was a widower, his wife having died in 1933. He was a church-goer who served on the Alter Guild at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Tillamook. During World War I, he was wounded in action during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Château-Thierry_(1918) Battle of Château-Thierry]. He was dragged to safety by [[Merton Pond]]. Afterward, his sense of obligation to Merton led him to act as a kind of angel to [[Eden Pond|Eden]] and [[Harry Pond|Harry]] Pond.


==Vital Statistics==
==Vital Statistics==

Revision as of 15:05, 14 February 2020

Allen Birch is a character in the Eden Pond Series.

Biography

Allen was the Tillamook County Sheriff. He had a stoic manner, avoiding expressions of emotion of any kind while on the job. He also didn't socialize, except as required by the protocols of the office he held. He was a member of of various service organizations in Tillamook—also less out of personal desire than political expedience. In Tillamook County, most appreciated this aspect of his character; he was dedicated to the job, not devoted to the trappings of his position. But he did have opposition from more politically active members of the community, people who saw public office as a prize to be won and exploited rather than a service to perform.

He was a widower, his wife having died in 1933. He was a church-goer who served on the Alter Guild at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Tillamook. During World War I, he was wounded in action during the Battle of Château-Thierry. He was dragged to safety by Merton Pond. Afterward, his sense of obligation to Merton led him to act as a kind of angel to Eden and Harry Pond.

Vital Statistics

Date of Birth: 31 August 1896
Date of Death: —

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