Allen R McMurran
Military
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UPL 40810
Carter Newton Front row second from right, Allen McMurran (Ball turret gunner) back row second from right. Chuch Rohrbaugh (Pilot) on Carter Newton's left.
Carter Newton Jr is source of this information
Assigned Aug-44 with Crew No. 4247 to 339th Bomb Squadron / 96th Bomb Group as ball turret gunner on B-17. Completed 35 missions and returned to the states in Jan-45.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Green Weenie
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bachelor's Lair
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Carthage, MO | 2 January 1916 | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 16 October 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
Other Discharged USAAF |
16 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Corona, CA | 13 February 2000 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 187