John R Allen
Military
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FRE 5134
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-97233. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air crew Report #3874.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751249
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, OK, USA | 14 March 1942 | Residence: Denton County Private, Branch Immaterial |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Austria | 13 April 1944 | POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
Born |
Ponder, Texas, USA | ||
Enlisted |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp location info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3874 / MACR 3874, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database