James S Allman

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media-15054.jpeg UPL 15054 James Samuel Allman

Image courtesy of Julia Mortenson, taken from http://www.findagrave.com

Object Number - UPL 15054 - James Samuel Allman

James entered the Army Air Corps in July 1942 and served in a glider unit. James received his basic training at Santa Ana, California, and then attended Radio Operators School at Scott Field, Illinois, and Gunnery School at Yuma, Arizona. After serving two years in the United States, James left for England on September 18, 1944, and participated in the air offensive over Germany. He flew on 20 missions and on the twentieth, was killed when the B-17G #43-38080 in which he was radio operator/waist gunner collided with another A/C.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Missions

  • Date: 6 February 1945

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hot Springs, AR, USA 27 November 1920

Died

Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire PE8, UK 6 February 1945 He was killed when the B-17G 43-38080 in which he was radio operator/waist gunner crashed. The aircraft had participated in a raid on German war facilities at Lutter, Germany. As the aircraft was cleared into the descent landing pattern to land at Polebrook Air Station, Northamptonshire, England, it was struck from beneath by another B-17. The collision tore the right wing off Allman's B-17, and both bombers crashed about 3 miles from the air field, killing all of the crew members on both planes.

Buried

Greenwood Cemetery, Hot Springs, AR 71913, USA Plot: Block E North

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Added Role/Job per info in the "Summary biography".

 

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Associated media from http://www.findagrave.com, courtesy of Julia Mortenson.

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Update to biography and connections, courtesy of Julia Mortenson, taken from http://www.findagrave.com.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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