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Military
Assigned 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.
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Returned from Blechhammer raid in B-17 44-8001 7-Aug-44 when part of crew baled out due to flak hits RTD. Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Bombardier | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 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.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 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.
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 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.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Broke right leg on landing. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 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.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Engineer | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 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.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 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.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 301st Bomb Group
Assigned 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.
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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Group
Activated 3-February-1942 at Geiger Field, Washington and equipped with B-17s. On 27-May-1942 the ground unit moved to Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico, and the aircraft went to Muroc Army Air Field (now Edwards Air Force Base), California for...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 24/5/44; Hunter 13/6/44; Morrison 21/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 4/7/44; Missing in Action Lechfeld 12/9/44 with Spotswood Allen, Co-pilot: Randall, Navigator: White, Bombardier: Bolch, Flight engineer/top turret...
Other location
Military site : airfield
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| Born | Amherst, VA | 14 August 1916 |
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Son of William Kinkle and Sarah Spotswood [Huntt] Allen. |
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| Enlisted | Minneapolis, MN | 25 September 1942 |
| Based | Lucera | 1944 – 12 September 1944 |
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Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Baled out POW | Karwendelhaus, Germany | 12 September 1944 |
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Missing in Action Lechfeld 12-Sep-44 flak, crashed Karwendelhaus; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8622. |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Barth, Germany | 12 September 1944 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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