Elmo Vernon Allen
Military
John Wearing is Front Row right. 1945.
B-17G - 5 Grand - Pilot Lt. Roy Brockman's crew. 1945
Object Number - UPL 31829 - Lt. Roy E. Brockman's crew of the B-17G, 5 Grand, in the 338th Bomb Squadron, the 96th Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force at Snetterton Heath. ...
Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818576
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755401
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: - 5 Grand - The Easter Egg
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Louisville, CO | 24 October 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 28 September 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
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Died |
Gatesville, TX | 26 June 1999 | |
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Buried |
Wood Cemetery Jonesboro, Coryell County, TX | Wood Cemetery Jonesboro, Coryell County, Texas | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history; Snetterton Falcons, pg 179