Merle F Allen Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 Victory and 2 shared. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (6 OLC), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Dee Laura Philly-Dillies
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Squadron 364th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Assigned |
Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | 12 June 1944 - 19 November 1944 | Assigned to 364FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Other E/A Shared |
Germany | 20 June 1944 | E/A Shared 20-Jun-44. |
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Other E/A Shared |
Germany | 29 June 1944 | E/A Shared 29-Jun-44. |
|
Other Promotion |
Leiston, Suffolk IP16, UK | 12 July 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
|
Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 13 September 1944 | E/A destroyed 13-Sep-44. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 19 November 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
| Avon Park, FL 33825, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to suffix, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / The 357th Over Europe