James B Allison Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 22614 - Pilots of 5th ERS photographed on 9 March 1945. From L-R: Rear Row; Lt. Samuel T Korodi, Lt. Peter [NMI] Voninski, Lt. Dwight E Murkley, Lt. James B...
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 83FS, 78FG 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. End of War.
Awards: WWII Victory.
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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: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Holton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Assigned |
Duxford | 2 September 1944 - 9 September 1944 | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 9 September 1944 - 25 March 1945 | Transferred to 83FS, 78FG 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 25 March 1945 | Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. |
| Austin, TX, USA |
Revisions
See Little Friends website for a photo of Allison as part of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron:
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=5ers&Style=searchItem&…
Combined two entries for James B Allison. This entry now includes information from the following source:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132
