Allen Porter Kellogg
MilitaryBTG, Painter crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30140 'King Malfunction II'. Mission #20 "Black Tuesday" to the ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. Wounded in the right leg while in the aircraft. Had met up with 1Lt Nelson (CP), S/Sgt Genz (RWG) and S/SGT Whitman (LWG) after bailing out. His wounds were too severe to continue evading. They agreed that he and S/SGT Whitman who was also injured would turn themselves in to the Germans. The other two continued to evade and made it back to England. MACR 379. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft IV.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35393412
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727253
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot ; Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792145
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672414
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31203794
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 November 1921 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War |
Germany | 17 August 1943 | Stalag Luft IV |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 379, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 145,-242-3 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 379 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database