Milfred Lewis Allen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from night mission as a Pathfinder in B-26 42-107680 'Pickled Dilly' 8-Jul-44. Bombing raid on V bomb storage facility at Chateau de Ribeaucourt, France. Killed in action (KIA) MACR 6623
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-26 Marauders, including (serial number 41-34959, SS-O), of the 451st Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group line up for take off, 11 November 1943. Passed for publication 11 Nov 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '63.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413264.jpg.webp?itok=Ml213CQs)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14030762 / O-530745
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Pickled Dilly
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Danvers, IL | 5 July 1920 | Son of Lewis Warren and Myrtle R [Miller] Allen. |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 5 August 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
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Died |
Abbeville, FR | 8 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter KIA MACR 6623 |
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Buried |
Amiens, FR | 9 July 1944 | Interred Amiens cemetery, France |
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Based |
Andrews Field | 8 July 1944 | Assigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Park Lawn Cemetery, Danvers, IL | Re-Interred Park Lawn Cemetery Danvers, McLean County, IL |
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