John J Allen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Reported to 306BG on 29-Apr-44. He flew on Gwynn Boswell crew as co-pilot. When he was detached service with the 1st Scouting Force (364th FG/384th FS), baled out at Neuringe on 3-Feb-45 from P-51 44-13686. POW at Stalag Luft III. Died non Battle (DNB) Jun-45 in Rheims, France.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Gwynn A Boswell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687354
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-13686

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Rugged Rebel III Rugged Rebel
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 384th Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

7 March 1920 Son of John G and Elizabeth [Dahm] Allen.

Based

Thurleigh 29 April 1944 - 18 September 1944 Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Detached Service (DS)

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK 18 September 1944 Detached service with 1st Scouting Force.

Other

Transferred

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK 22 October 1944 Transferred to 383FS, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 3 February 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Baled out

Neuringe, Twist, Germany 3 February 1945 P-51D 44-13686 suffered engine problems and crashed at Neuringe on 3-Feb-45. POW

Died

Rheims, France 5 June 1945 Died non Battle (DNB) Rheims, France.

Buried

Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum Evergreen Park, Cook County, IL Re-Interred Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109582442/john-j-allen

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 12173 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Allen

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, MACR 12173, First Over Germany pg. 266, 306th BGA Collection [Russell Strong index card], NARA, History of the Scouting Forces [Hap Chandler book], / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…