Fred M Allison Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. 118 combat missions flown from mid 1943 to Oct-44. Credited 9 aerial kills. Transferred to 496FTG. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC (3 OLC), AM (3 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 Bronze stars), DUC.
Post War: Returned to the Exchange National Bank, Atchison, where he resided until 1953 when he and his family moved to their farm near Faucett, where he lived the rest of his life.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rushville, Missouri | 17 February 1911 | Son of Zetta B (Faucett) and Fred M Allison Sr. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX, USA | 19 June 1941 | Fort Sam Houston TX. |
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Other Crashed |
LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Queens, NY 11371, USA | 23 April 1943 | Landing Accident Belly Landing LaGuardia Arpt, NY Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Fred M Allison Jr, 23-Apr-43. P-47C 41-6441 - 34FS 352FG |
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Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford, Norfolk IP26, UK | 1 May 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | 17 June 1944 | Transferred to 496FTG. |
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Died |
Faucett, MO 64448, USA | 28 June 2005 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford, Norfolk IP26, UK | 17 June 1944 | Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Faucett, MO 64448, USA | Faucett Cemetery Faucett Buchanan County Missouri, USA. | |
| Atchison, KS, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self