Allen L Babin

Military

Reported to the ETO on 16 Feb 1945.

Evaded (EVD), crashed near Hannover on 10 Apr 45 in B-17 'Flack-Shack' 42-37619. Completed 19 missions.

DFC, PH, AM 2olc,

1 October 1943 shot down by fighters and flak in B-24D 41-23811 'Fascinatin' Witch'while on detachment to the 9th AF. Crew bailed out over Austria with 3 Killed in Action (KIA) and 7 Prisoner of War (POW)s. Imprisoned in Hungary, escaped May 1944, evaded with Tito's partisans and returned August 1944 at Bari, Italy

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'

66th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-23811

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fascinatin Witch
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

42-37619

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Evaded

All Saints Mausoleum, Metairie Cemetery, LA 10 April 1945

Died

New Orleans, LA, USA 15 May 1993

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorEmily
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MACR 13878, son October 2012, First Over Germany pg. 311, Russell Strong Index Cards,

Data Update, National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, 15 September 2014

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol I p. 298, by Bishop and Hey 44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy p.123-5; 44th Bomb Group, The Flying Eightballs, pg 22 / MACR 13878, son October 2012, First Over Germany pg. 311