David Runyon Allen
Military
TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Pierce W. McKennon (CO), Lt. August W. Rabe, F/O Lucian W. Freeman, Lt. Hugh W. Lindsay, Lt. Thomas H. Elffner, Lt. Calvin W. Willruth, Lt. Mack D. Heaton, Lt. Kenneth Green, Lt. Robert Hunter, Lt. George D. Green and Lt. Robert L. Couse.
SECOND ROW L-R: Lt. Orval C. Miles, Capt. William H. George, Lt. Charles L. Brock, Lt. Herman S. Rasmussen, Lt. Enoch Jungling, Capt. Albert J. Davis, Capt. Sheltoin W. Monroe, Lt. Robert A. Cammer, Lt. Loton D. Jennings and Lt. Robert C. Buchholz.
BOTTOM ROW L-R: Capt George H. Davis, Lt. Charles E. Konsler, Lt. Olin A. Kiser, Lt. Stanley W. Conners, Lt. Robert J. Mabie, Lt. Paul J. Lucas, Lt. David R. Allen, Lt. Henry A. Lee, Lt. Leslie L. Burgess, Lt. Robert C. Hawley, Lt. Charles B. Greenlese and Lt. James E. Halligan, Jr.
Object Number - UPL 14531 - 1 January 1945 - Pilots of the 335th Fighter Squadron pose for the camera. TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Pierce W. McKennon (CO), Lt. August W. Rabe, F/O Lucian...
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 2nd Scouting Force. Transferred to 358FS, 355FG 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 354FG. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (3OLC), WII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle star).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Saddle River, NJ | 15 July 1920 | |
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Other Crashed |
Bush Rd, Avondale, CO 81022, USA | 19 July 1942 | Forced Landing due to Engine Failure 4 miles NE of Bush, Colorado Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt David R Allen, 19-Jul-42. L-3B 42-36313 1AAFGTD |
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Other Crashed |
Muncie, IN, USA | 2 November 1943 | Take Off Accident Muncie, Indiana Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt David R Allen, 2-Nov-43. L-4A 42-7818 HqSq GCTC |
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Other Transferred |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 8 March 1945 - 13 May 1945 | Transferred to the 355th Fighter Group. |
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Other Promotion |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 16 April 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 13 May 1945 - 15 September 1945 | Transferred to 335th Fighter Squadron. |
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Other Transferred |
Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 15 September 1945 - 18 September 1945 | Transferred to 354th Fighter Group. |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 18 September 1945 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Louisville, KY, USA | 24 July 1988 | |
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Buried |
Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery Saddle River Bergen County NJ | 27 July 1988 | Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery Saddle River Bergen County New Jersey, USA. |
| Saddle River, NJ 07458, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah;
- http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html ;
- His wife
Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry.