Earl Thomas Allison

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31211, RENO'S RAIDER. Killed in Action (KIA).

Missing Air Crew Report #4560

 

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Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Geezil". Handwritten caption on reverse: '369BS. Kneeling centre - Lt. Ed Malizewski (P). Kneeling Rt - Lt. Klette (CP). Standing middle - Lt. Schulstad (N).'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Geezil
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boston, MA, USA 27 March 1942 Enlisted ASN: 11068663 Residence: Essex County, Massachusetts Private, Air Corps

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Assigned

France 5 November 1943 - 8 May 1944 Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, as crew pilot. 25 combat missions.

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Killed in Action

France 8 May 1944 Group lead. The aircraft was hit by continuously tracking flak about 40 seconds before bomb release; aircraft received direct burst beneath the pilot's compartment; started in to a steep spiral; crashed about 7 miles SW of Valognes, France. MACR 4560

Born

Massachusetts, USA 8 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4560 / MACR 4560, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database