John William Allen
Military
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UPL 51057
Time's-A-Wastin' (42-102504 LL-D) Garner's Crew, 401st Squadron, 91st BG
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Jim Norris (Narcis A. ("Mac") Malachowski), Waist Gunner; Walter Satewicz, Crew Chief; David O' Day, Radio Operator; Robert Gruetter, Waist Gunner; Francis Elicson, Ball Turret Gunner; Bobby Pride, Tail Gunner
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
H. Edward Garner, Pilot; Kermit Burman, Co-pilot; John Allen, Navigator; Paul Chryst, Bombardier
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Jim Norris (Narcis A. ("Mac") Malachowski), Waist Gunner; Walter Satewicz, Crew Chief; David O' Day, Radio Operator; Robert Gruetter, Waist Gunner; Francis Elicson, Ball Turret Gunner; Bobby Pride, Tail Gunner
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
H. Edward Garner, Pilot; Kermit Burman, Co-pilot; John Allen, Navigator; Paul Chryst, Bombardier
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on B-17 'Times A-Wastin'. Completed 35 x missions. ETD
"On one mission his seat at the navigators desk broke and so he sat on an ammo box. His plane was hit by flak which blew up the box and slammed him into the bulkhead… he miraculously survived with only heavy bruising."
Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Times A-Wastin
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Seattle, Washington | 26 August 1923 | Born Seattle, Washington |
Died |
30 October 2011 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Edward B. Williams