Allen D Gartman

Military
media-30887.jpeg UPL 30887 Allen Gartman, 34th Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30887 - Allen Gartman, 34th Bomb Group.

Allen worked on the family farm until being called up in September 1943. After training he joined the 34th at Mendlesham flying the B-24 until the Group converted to the B-17 in August 1944. He flew on 15 combat missions, on a further 12 they were recalled back to base. After the war he returned to farming.



Air Medal

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The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Iowans of the mighty 8th

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1996 34th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 30887 - Allen Gartman, 34th Bomb Group.