John J Allen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
Aircraft
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
7 March 1920 | Son of John G and Elizabeth [Dahm] Allen. | |
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Based |
Thurleigh | 29 April 1944 - 18 September 1944 | Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Detached Service (DS) |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK | 18 September 1944 | Detached service with 1st Scouting Force. |
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Other Transferred |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk IP31, UK | 22 October 1944 | Transferred to 383FS, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 3 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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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 |
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Died |
Rheims, France | 5 June 1945 | Died non Battle (DNB) Rheims, France. |
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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
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
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…
