Lorne W Allers
Military
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UPL 22593
Officers of 504th Fighter Squadron taken in March 1945.
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Standing: Maj. James J Hayden, Bardstown KY (Ground Officer); Lt. Donald F Krueger Lakewood OH; Lt. Robert C Havighurst, Lakewood OH; Capt. Clair M Mason, Marshalltown IA; Lt. Kenneth V Berguson, Cleveland Heights OH; Capt. William T Hurley, Belmare NJ; Lt. Lyle M Carter, Madison WV; Lt. Vernon N Barto, Depue IL; Capt. William H Muir, Olean NY (Engineering Officer); Lt. Harlan F Hunt, Meriden CT; Lt. Will M Hudson, Union City TN; Lt. Robert V Blizzard, Los Angeles CA; Lt. Raymond H Creswell, Des Moins IA; Capt. John R McGillivray, Boston MA (Intelligence Officer); Col. William C Clark, Richmond VA; Maj. Lewis S Peter Jr., San Antonio TX; Capt. Robert F Sargent, Youngstowh OH.
Kneeling: Lt. Edward S Stern, Brooklyn NY (Ground Officer); Capt. Richard C Penrose, Orland CA; Lt. Hubert McGowan, Milton FL (Supply Officer); Lt. Jerome J Ballard, Detroit MI; Lt. Loren W Allers, St. Cloud NM; Lt. Jerome J Sainlar, Louisville KY; Lt. Leonard A Kunz, St. Louis MO; Lt. Gilbert G Cohen, Indianapolis IN; Capt. Carroll W Bennett, Burns OR; Lt. Lawrence J Barrett, Watonga OK; Lt. Billy E Langohr, Columbia City IN; Lt. Leon M Orcutt Jr., Huntington MA & Capt. Arlen W Wells Corvallis OR.
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Standing: Maj. James J Hayden, Bardstown KY (Ground Officer); Lt. Donald F Krueger Lakewood OH; Lt. Robert C Havighurst, Lakewood OH; Capt. Clair M Mason, Marshalltown IA; Lt. Kenneth V Berguson, Cleveland Heights OH; Capt. William T Hurley, Belmare NJ; Lt. Lyle M Carter, Madison WV; Lt. Vernon N Barto, Depue IL; Capt. William H Muir, Olean NY (Engineering Officer); Lt. Harlan F Hunt, Meriden CT; Lt. Will M Hudson, Union City TN; Lt. Robert V Blizzard, Los Angeles CA; Lt. Raymond H Creswell, Des Moins IA; Capt. John R McGillivray, Boston MA (Intelligence Officer); Col. William C Clark, Richmond VA; Maj. Lewis S Peter Jr., San Antonio TX; Capt. Robert F Sargent, Youngstowh OH.
Kneeling: Lt. Edward S Stern, Brooklyn NY (Ground Officer); Capt. Richard C Penrose, Orland CA; Lt. Hubert McGowan, Milton FL (Supply Officer); Lt. Jerome J Ballard, Detroit MI; Lt. Loren W Allers, St. Cloud NM; Lt. Jerome J Sainlar, Louisville KY; Lt. Leonard A Kunz, St. Louis MO; Lt. Gilbert G Cohen, Indianapolis IN; Capt. Carroll W Bennett, Burns OR; Lt. Lawrence J Barrett, Watonga OK; Lt. Billy E Langohr, Columbia City IN; Lt. Leon M Orcutt Jr., Huntington MA & Capt. Arlen W Wells Corvallis OR.
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1 victory. Completed tour of duty 18-Jul-45.
Awards: WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Beaver Chant
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 January 1921 | ||
Other Assigned |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 25 October 1944 - 18 July 1945 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 31 December 1944 | E/A Destroyed. |
Other Promoted |
Fowlmere, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 5 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 18 July 1945 | Completed tour of duty 18-Jul-45. |
Died |
29 November 1987 | ||
St Cloud, MN, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History