Raymond Everly Allum
MilitaryHe registered for the WW II draft on 16 February 1942, and he was listed as an employee of the Washington Engineering and Construction Company, Washington, Pennsylvania.. He was 6' 1" tall; weighed 160 pounds; had brown hair, blue eyes and a 'light' complexion.
The service number appearing on the orders we have is not listed in the NARA data base. The Pennsylvania Compensation files however, indicate he entered the service on 31 July 1942 and served overseas from 31 January 1944 until 04 September 1945; he returned to the United States on 05 September, and died in hospital on 11 September 1945.
We have him listed on the 437th TCG Special Orders #195, dated 27 December 1943. These were the orders generated at Pope Field (Fort Bragg, NC) for the first phase of movement by air and by rail of the 437th personnel to their eventual overseas deployment.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
5 October 1921 | ||
Died |
11 September 1945 |
Revisions
437th TCG Special Orders #195, dated 27 December 1943
Draft Registration
Pennsylvania Compensation files
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