Gus W Allen

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Nationality: American
Nickname: Gory Gus
Service Number: O-744674
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Awards: Air Medal with 13 oak leaf clusters (2 silver, 3 bronze) American Campaign Medal Army of Occupation Medal Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 oak leaf clusters World War II Victory Medal Croix de Guerre (French) European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze stars

Military

Object Number - UPL 24762 - Capt "Gory Gus" Allen 354th FG

2.5 air kills 4 ground kills

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Units served with

354th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

355th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Boxted

Site type: Airfield

Cricqueville

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Cricqueville-en-Bessin

Gael

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Gael Point-Clos

Lashenden

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Headcorn

Revisions

Date29 Nov 2016 23:03:35

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Gus W Allen: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 24762 - Capt "Gory Gus" Allen 354th FG

Object number: UPL 27705 - Major Gilbert Talbot, [Glackamos, Or,] briefs...

Object number: UPL 27713 - Fighter pilots of the 355FG, 354FS being briefed...