Allen M Jones
Military
Far right S/Sgt Darrell E Longley top turret gunner
Object Number - UPL 38429 - "Lt Martyniak and crew were picked up at 06.00 hrs this morning and were reported by a naval hospital near Knightsbridge, Balsham. Apparently they...
Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Martyniak Crew. On mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11018677 / O-754288
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Captain
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Louisa County, IA | 11 September 1923 | Son of Clennie Carl and Mary Stella [Allbaugh] Jones. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA | 23 March 1943 | Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
24 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Rock Island, IL | 25 May 1996 | |
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Buried |
Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, IL | 27 May 1996 | Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL Plot S-769 |
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Other Draft registration |
San Diego, CA | At time of draft registration working for Riveting Dept, Consolidated, San Diego, CA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx