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1 January 1945 - Pilots of the 335th Fighter Squadron pose for the camera. TOP ROW L-R: Maj. Pierce W. McKennon (CO), Lt. August W. Rabe, F/O Lucian W. Freeman, Lt. Hugh W. Lindsay, Lt. Thomas H. Elffner, Lt. Calvin W. Willruth, Lt. Mack D. Heaton, Lt. Kenneth Green, Lt. Robert Hunter, Lt. George D. Green and Lt. Robert L. Couse. SECOND ROW L-R: Lt. Orval C. Miles, Capt. William H. George, Lt. Charles L. Brock, Lt. Herman S. Rasmussen, Lt. Enoch Jungling, Capt. Albert J. Davis, Capt. Sheltoin W. Monroe, Lt. Robert A. Cammer, Lt. Loton D. Jennings and Lt. Robert C. Buchholz. BOTTOM ROW L-R: Capt George H. Davis, Lt. Charles E. Konsler, Lt. Olin A. Kiser, Lt. Stanley W. Conners, Lt. Robert J. Mabie, Lt. Paul J. Lucas, Lt. David R. Allen, Lt. Henry A. Lee, Lt. Leslie L. Burgess, Lt. Robert C. Hawley, Lt. Charles B. Greenlese and Lt. James E. Halligan, Jr.
1st Lt David Runyon Allen: Air medal award card.
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 2nd Scouting Force. Transferred to 358FS, 355FG 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 354FG. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (3OLC), WII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle star).
Group
The Group moved to England in the autumn of 1943 and was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in December 1943. The Group were the first to fly P-51 Mustangs operationally and in their bomber escort missions pushed to find the long-range limits of the...
Group
Where the 353rd Fighter Group had pioneered ground strafing techniques, it was the 355th Fighter Group who destroyed more enemy aircraft by ground strafing than any other Eighth Air Force Group. Based at Steeple Morden from July 1943 to July 1945, the...
Group
Some of the pilots of the 4th Fighter Group had seen many hours of combat by the time they joined the 4th Fighter Group as they had volunteered with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The three 'Eagle Squadrons' of RAF Fighter...
Squadron
Squadron
The 335th Fighter Squadron was the offspring of No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron RAF. Formed on 21 May 1941, No. 121 was the second of the three Eagle Squadrons composed of American volunteers flying out of England. They were known as the "Chiefs" and were...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots...
Military site : airfield
Originally used from 1940 as a small, grass airfield, satellite for nearby RAF Bassingbourn, Steeple Morden was allocated to the Eighth Air Force in August 1942 as a potential bomber base. It was used briefly by the 3rd Photographic Group during the...
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| Born | Saddle River, NJ | 15 July 1920 |
| Lived in | Saddle River, NJ 07458, USA | 1940 |
| Crashed | Bush Rd, Avondale, CO 81022, USA | 19 July 1942 |
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Forced Landing due to Engine Failure 4 miles NE of Bush, Colorado Cat 5 damage, pilot Lt David R Allen, 19-Jul-42. L-3B 42-36313 1AAFGTD |
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| Crashed | Muncie, IN, USA | 2 November 1943 |
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Take Off Accident Muncie, Indiana Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt David R Allen, 2-Nov-43. L-4A 42-7818 HqSq GCTC |
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| Transferred | Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 8 March 1945 – 13 May 1945 |
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Transferred to the 355th Fighter Group. |
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| Promotion | Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 16 April 1945 |
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Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| Transferred | Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 13 May 1945 – 15 September 1945 |
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Transferred to 335th Fighter Squadron. |
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| Transferred | Steeple Morden, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 15 September 1945 – 18 September 1945 |
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Transferred to 354th Fighter Group. |
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| End Tour Duty (ETD) | England, UK | 18 September 1945 |
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Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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| Died | Louisville, KY, USA | 24 July 1988 |
| Buried | Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery Saddle River Bergen County NJ | 27 July 1988 |
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Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 November 2021 15:21:50 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards, events and unit associations |
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http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/335_al... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 07 September 2016 12:15:13 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to events |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 July 2016 18:09:11 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, highest rank, biography, awards, events and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Allen |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 April 2015 09:19:26 | apollo11 | Changes to role, events and place associations |
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Personal research & 'The Debden Eagles' by Garry L. Fry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:07:06 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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