Spotswood Allen
MilitaryAssigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Something Else
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Amherst, VA | 14 August 1916 | Son of William Kinkle and Sarah Spotswood [Huntt] Allen. |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN | 25 September 1942 | |
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Other Baled out POW |
Karwendelhaus, Germany | 12 September 1944 | Missing in Action Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 12 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Based |
Lucera | 12 September 1944 | Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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