Robert E Allen

Military

Was co-pilot on Kneemeyer's crew. When his 26 mission tour as a pathfinder crew was completed they named the plane 'Amen'. Because a pathfinder only flew in cloudy weather it took them longer to get to 26 missions.



Air Medal w/4Oak Leaf Clusters; DFC/ETO Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Born

Maryville, Maryland 27 May 1920

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self