John Lee Allen

Military
media-31946.jpeg UPL 31946 Captain Parr and crew of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 28 August 1944.

Rear L-R: Capt Clinton J Parr, 1Lt Charles H Blevins, 1Lt Gerald E Hansen, 1Lt John U Ridley Jr.

Front L-R: S/Sgt James E Holland, S/Sgt Arthur "Art" Terhorst, T/Sgt John L Allen, S/Sgt George C Daniels, S/Sgt Louis A Perez.

Object Number - UPL 31946 - Captain Parr and crew of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England,...

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).





Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Aircraft

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear  posed in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men
  • Date: 11 August 1944
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.
  • Date: 4 August 1944

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kingsport, TN 14 March 1924

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA 31 January 1943 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Died

12 September 1979

Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Buried

East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Kingsport, Sullivan County, TN East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee

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