Allen Boorse Jr
MilitaryStanding, left to right :
Pilot 2Lt James B. Prevost, Co-Pilot F/O Allen Boorse Jr (KIA), Navigator F/O Astor Perry, Bombardier F/O Robert F. Kearney, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Sgt James C. Quillen.
Kneeling, left to right : Radio Operator Sgt Henry C. Howard, Left Waist Gunner Sgt John C. Colbert, Tail Gunner Sgt George A. Streeter, Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Raymond E. Barto, Right Waist Gunner Sgt Benjamin W. Dankosky.
The crew ditched in the North Sea on return from the Brunswick mission 5 August 1944. All were rescued by the ARS, except Co-Pilot Boorse, who apparently stayed stuck in the cockpit when the B-24 sank after ditching. (Photo Dankosky family)
Photo from www.458bg.com
Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Brunswick, Germany 5-Aug-44 in B-24 41-29359. A/C ditched due to fuel starvation. Didn't survive the ditching. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8675
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13176148
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33764791
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12228037
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35450626
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11093262 / T-2862
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tail Wind
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Royersford, PA | 27 March 1919 | Son of Allen Snr and Blanche A Boorse. |
Enlisted |
Miami Beach, FL | 1 February 1943 | Miami Beach, Florida |
Died Returned (RTD) |
North Sea | 5 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Brunswick, Germany 5-Aug-44 in B-24 41-29359; A/C ditched due to fuel starvation. Didn't survive the ditching. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8675 |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery |
Revisions
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https://www.458bg.com/crewaj9prevost.htm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56287930/allen-boorse
MACR 8675 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database