Bobby Dotson Allen

Military

Flew 22 missions from 18 July to 30 November 1944. On 30 November 1944, B-17 #44-8499 was shot down near Blowfield, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) in Stalag IV. Discharged 18 October 1945.



Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ Eastern Service Medal w/ Silver Star/ Overseas Service Bar/ Good Conduct Medal

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8499

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dillon, South Carolina 2 November 1924

Other

Prisoner of War

30 November 1944

Died

11 February 1995

Buried

Fairview Cemetery, La Grange

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11152 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11152