Military
Lt. John C. Allen was KIA on 8 August 1944. He enlisted at Ft. McClellan AL on 23 November 1942 and was first assigned to the 496th FTG before joining the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, on 3 June 1944. Lt. Allen was buried in the Epinal American Cemetery in France.
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Lisieux, section bounced 25 Fw190's, during melee strayed behind formation and was picked off by Fw190,
crashed near Dreux on 8-Aug-44 in P-51B 42-106867 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7783.
Awards: PH.
Group
The 359th Fighter Group flew 346 missions from East Wretham between December 1943 and April 1945. In the main these missions were escorting bombers flying over occupied Europe. The Group, soon after converting from Thunderbolts to Mustangs, were...
Squadron
Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 11 September 1944.
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Lisieux, section bounced 25 Fw190's, during melee strayed behind formation and was picked of by Fw190, crashed near Dreux on 8-Aug-44 in P-51B 42-106867 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR...
Military site : airfield
East Wretham was not improved to Class A standard. It retained its shorter runways, although eventually pierced-steel planking was laid to make take offs and landings easier for the Thunderbolt, and then Mustang, pilots. Steel matting was also laid to...
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| Born | Mobile, AL | 6 March 1921 |
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Son of John Hart and Ada Mae [Wilkerson] Allen. |
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| Lived in | Prichard, Alabama | 1940 |
| Enlisted | Fort McClellan, Anniston, AL 36201, USA | 19 November 1943 |
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Fort McClellan, Anniston, Alabama |
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| Assigned | Wretham, Thetford, Norfolk IP24, UK | 1 June 1944 – 8 August 1944 |
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Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Died | 28100 Dreux, France | 8 August 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) ramrod to Lisieux, section bounced 25 Fw190's, during melee strayed behind formation and was picked of by Fw190, |
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| Buried | Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | 1946 |
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Re-Interred |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 03 December 2021 19:15:04 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, events and place associations |
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| 10 May 2019 13:52:52 | Janet Fogg | Changes to biography and media associations |
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359th Fighter Group Association |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 July 2016 18:50:23 | Al_Skiff | Changes to role, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=7783 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:15:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7783 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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