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. |
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. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 19 November 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Avon Park, FL 33825, USA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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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