John W Allen

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Leonbronn on 7/21/44 in B-24 'Southern Comfort II' #42-110034, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Southern Comfort II
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Peru, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 21 July 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Corrected a typo in the A/C S/N in the "Summary biography".

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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dded POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

7805 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7805 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database