Lee V Allen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR1st Lieutenant L.V. Allen was born on April 15, 1916, the son of Cadmus Lee Allen and Vada V. Allen. He was married to Eppie Jo Allen, and his hometown was Forth Worth, Texas. He received his commission as an officer on June 26, 1943.
On December 31, 1943, he was the pilot of "Buzz Buggy,” B-24 tail 42-7577, of the 446th Bomb Group, 704th Bomb Squadron. Their target was La Rochelle, France. The plane was never seen again airborne, and was later learned to have crashed in the vicinity of Mimizan, southwest of Bordeaux, France.
In 1947, Eppie Jo Allen remarried, so Cadmus Lee Allen was declared his legal next of kin and determined the disposition of his remains. L.V. Allen is buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Buzz Buggy
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
Fort. Worth, Texas, USA | 15 April 1916 | 1st Lieutenant L.V. Allen was born on April 15, 1916, the son of Cadmus Lee Allen and Vada V. Allen. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Mimizan, France | 31 December 1943 | On December 31, 1943, he was the pilot of "Buzz Buggy,” B-24 tail #42-7577, of the 446th Bomb Group, 704th Bomb Squadron. Their target was La Rochelle, France. The plane was never seen again airborne, and was later learned to have crashed in the vicinity of Mimizan, southwest of Bordeaux, France. |
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Other Marriage and Commission |
He was married to Eppie Jo Allen, and his hometown was Forth Worth, Texas. He received his commission as an officer on June 26, 1943. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 1679;
- www.446bg.com;
- The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 39
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
MACR 1679 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database