Allen Jr. , William H.

Rank and Name in, Second Lieutenant William H. Allen Jr.

Unit/Placed in, 708th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group (Heavy).

William was born approx. on Sep. 14 1921 In Dewey County, Oklahoma.

Father, William H. Allen.

Mother, Mary Z. Allen.

Wife, Lucille G. Allen.

William enlisted in the service at Oklahoma with serial number: O-757442.

William H. Allen was a 2nd Lt. ( Navigator) with the 708th Bomber Squadron.

William’s crewmembers and their positions onboard the plane a B-17 were,

1nd. Luit. Pilot Hayden T. Hughes

2nd.Luit. Co-Pilot Howard N. Barr

2nd.Luit. Navigator William H. (Bill) Allen

2nd.Luit. Bombardier Dick Richard Johson.

S/Sgt!. Tail Gunner George R. Bentley

T/Sgt Ball Turret Gunner Jim (James) Boyd

T/Sgt Engineer and Turret Gunner Walt (Walter)J. Zesut

T/Sgt Radio Operator Ray Small

S/Sgt Waist Gunner Barley Hill

S/Sgt Right Waist Gunner Roger Hess

Nine crewmembers were K.I.A. 1 crew member (Hess) bailed out of the plane before it crashed, and was til the end of the war a P.O.W.

William was KIA in a Crash 5 miles of Koningslutter, Germany on Apr. 29, 1944 on the Mission to Bomb Berlin, he is honored with an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

William is buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial ,Margraten, Holland.

Thanks to

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com