Henry Wesley Allen Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2515
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681366
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maid of Tin
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
La Grange, North Carolina, USA | 5 September 1923 | Son of Henry W. Sr and May Frazier [Taylor] Allen. |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC | 19 November 1942 | Fort Bragg North Carolina |
Died |
Baltic Sea | 5 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel in B-24 42-7709 'Maid of Tin' 5-Jan-44; shot down, crashed into Baltic. KIA MACR 2515 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Seething | 5 January 1944 | Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
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MACR 2515 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database