Andrew Jack Allison
Military ROLL OF HONOURKIS in B-17 42-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group. This group was a 'secret' group that flew on special OSS missions.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-662226
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinky
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Blanchard, Oklahoma | 1 January 1923 | BornBlanchard, Oklahoma |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California | 10 June 1941 | EnlistedLos Angeles, California |
Died |
Brome, Suffolk | 10 November 1943 | DiedBrome, Suffolk |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK. | 11 November 1943 | InterredCambridge American Cemetery and MemorialCoton, South Cambridgeshire District, CambridgeshirePlot B Row 1 Grave 33 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributordaniel_conti
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Sources
Updates from U.S. National Archives and American Battle Monuments Commission records
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Combat Sup, WWII Memorial, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia