Allen, Reuben Franklin

Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Reuben Franklin Allen.

Unit/Placed, 495^th Bomber Squadron, 344^th Bomber Group Medium “Silver Streaks “.

Reuben was born in, 26 November 1917 in Hasklell, Haskell County, Texas.

Father, William Crofford Allen.

Mother, Alice (Norman) Allen.

Brother(s), William Crofford Jr. and Charles Francis Allen.

Reuben enlisted the Army Air Force in Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas on Jan. 27, 1942 with service number # O-665888.

Reuben’s rank/duty was a First Lieutenant/Navigator with the 495^th Bomber Squadron flying a B-26.

Reuben’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-26 were;

1st Lt. Robert T. Patterson Pilot

Capt, Clarence R. Kirley Asst. Pilot/Bombardier

F/O. William B. Cartwright Co Pilot

1st Lt. Reuben F. Allen Navigator

1^st Lt. Curtis S. Church Radio Operator/Gunner

1^st Lt. Ambrose J. Riley Engineer/Gunner

S/Sgt. Clarence V. Brian Gunner

Reuben was KIA during a Combat Mission when the Plane crashed at sea on July 19, 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign WWII Victory Medal.

Reuben is buried/mentioned at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio,Italy.

Thanks to http://shopwornangel.imaginarynumber.net/n

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

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

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

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org