Hugh E Allen Jr

Military
media-54861.png UPL 54861 SSGT Hugh E. "Jump" Allen, Jr.
Gunner
340th BG - 489th BS - 12th AF
KIA 25 April 1943

Object Number - UPL 54861 - SSGT Hugh E. "Jump" Allen, Jr. Gunner 340th BG - 489th BS - 12th AF KIA 25 April 1943

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Sfax-Thyna Airport

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Butler, PA 18 September 1921

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA 16 October 1940

Died

near Sfax, Tunisia 25 April 1943 KIA when his B-25 collided with another 340th BG B-25 causing both a/c to crash to the ground killing both crews

Buried

North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B Row 17 Grave 5 North Africa American Cemetery North Africa American Cemetery BP 346 Sidi Bou Said 2026 Tunis Tunisia

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