Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 01 Aug 1943
George P. Allen.
328th Squadron · Of MA.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. George P. Allen served as gunner aboard B-24D serial 42-86897 on the August 1, 1943 low-level attack against Ploesti, Romania. His aircraft was commanded by Lt. Col. Addison Baker of the 93rd Bomb Group.
The aircraft was destroyed by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed in Ploesti. Allen was reported as a battle casualty and did not survive. His loss is documented in MACR-331.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number
11021544
Hometown
MA
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti, Romania
42-86897
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Ardennes American Cemetery
Location
B 31 57
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record