Allen Jr. , William Harvie

Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant William Harvie Allen Jr.

Unit/Placed, 349^th Bomber Squadron, 100^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

William was born on July 29, 1923 in , McDade, Bastrop County, Texas.

Father, William Harvie Allen.

Mother, Elma (Degladon) Allen.

Sister(s), Helen Louise Allen.

Wife, Naomi (Nance) Allen.

Daughter, Sherran Elaine Allen.

William enlisted the Army Air Force in Ft. Sam Houston, Texas on Feb. 8, 1942 with service number # 38367848.

Willam’s rank/duty was a Technical Sergeant/Radio Operator flying with the 349^th Bomber Squadron flying a B-17.

William’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were;

2nd Lt. Edward P. Mckeague Pilot

2^nd Lt. Frank A. Ritter Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Stelious M. Louros Navigator

T/Sgt. Evan B. Peters Bombardier

Sgt. George H. Pennman Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. William H. Allen Jr. Radio Operator

Sgt. James L. Swafford Ball Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Alfred M. Hudnall Left Waist Gunner

Sgt. Robert Gallagher Right Waist Gunner

Sgt. Joseph Pellegrino Tail Gunner

William was KIA during the Mission, the plane was hit by Flak what brought the motor on fire and on their way home multiple fires on the engines took place, and the plane crashed in the North Sea, off Calais on June 12, 1944, William is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Hearth, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.

William is buried/mentioned at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège,Belgium.

Tablets of the Missing.

William also ha a Memorial Grave at Elgin City Cemetery

Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

Thanks to; https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=334&id=60

https://goodwinsands.org.uk/the-fate-of-the-good-ship-miss-lollipop/

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-97883-miss-lollipop/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G73L-7SR

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

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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