Frank Lavon Allred
MilitaryAssigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- 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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37564543
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner/Togglier/Flexible Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34390452
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner, Top Turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's brat
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: West End
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Section 8
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ogden, UT | 19 April 1921 | Son of Lavon Tracy and Lola Kate [Bair] Allred. |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 7 July 1942 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Died |
Ogden, UT | 14 March 2011 | |
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Buried |
Lindquists Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch South Ogden, Weber County, UT | 18 March 2011 | Lindquists Memorial Gardens of the Wasatch South Ogden, Weber County, UT |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/85004529-frank-l-allred
https://www.fold3.com/record/284585264-frank-lavon-allred
https://www.fold3.com/image/597506657?terms=lavon,allred,frank
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=87
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66970379/frank-lavon-allred
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
http://384thbombgroup.com/
AAIR 44-09-11-515 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database