Husband of Clare (Tuite) (Parenteau) Allaby and the late Charlotte (Parsons) Allaby to whom he was married for 36 years. Son of the late Lawson and Dora (Gamble) Allaby. He was educated in the Lowell school system, and graduated from Lowell High School.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, with 365th Bombardment Group. He attained the rank of staff sergeant and was assigned to the B-17 as a tail gunner. He was a sole survivor on a bombing mission to bomb submarine pens off the coast of St. Nazaire, France. After the plane was shot down, he was brought by German soldiers to a hospital where he spent 10 months recovering. Following his recovery, he was transported to a POW camp in Lithuania and after the Russians advanced the POWs were taken to Poland. In October 1997, Mr. Allaby and his wife were invited by the French to join them in a memorial dedication for him and his fallen crew at St. Nazaire.
Before retiring, he had worked as a photographer for Raytheon Co. for 35 years. Previously, he was employed by the Lowell Sun as a photographer from 1948-1957. In 1955 while still working for the Lowell Sun, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for pictures he had taken of a Lowell police officer rescuing a young boy who was drowning, family members said.
He enjoyed time with his family. He was a private pilot, at one time owning his own airplane, a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and he was an avid golfer.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Deborah and William Hennessy, and Lynn Allaby; his stepchildren and their spouses, Susan and Mark Hilberg, and Keith and Amy Parenteau; a daughter-in-law, Susan Parenteau; seven grandchildren, Michael P. Hennessy and his wife, Wendy, Tami Kirkpatrick and her husband, Ken, Andrew, Emily and Michael Parenteau, and Sarah and Joey Hilberg; two great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Anna Hennessy; a sister, Lillian Howe of Pittsfield; and a brother, Douglas Allaby.
He was also the stepfather of the late William Parenteau, and brother of the late Dorothy Proulx, Frank, Norman and Harry Allaby.
Full obituary published by Lowell Sun on Jan. 27, 2007.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, with 365th Bombardment Group. He attained the rank of staff sergeant and was assigned to the B-17 as a tail gunner. He was a sole survivor on a bombing mission to bomb submarine pens off the coast of St. Nazaire, France. After the plane was shot down, he was brought by German soldiers to a hospital where he spent 10 months recovering. Following his recovery, he was transported to a POW camp in Lithuania and after the Russians advanced the POWs were taken to Poland. In October 1997, Mr. Allaby and his wife were invited by the French to join them in a memorial dedication for him and his fallen crew at St. Nazaire.
Before retiring, he had worked as a photographer for Raytheon Co. for 35 years. Previously, he was employed by the Lowell Sun as a photographer from 1948-1957. In 1955 while still working for the Lowell Sun, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for pictures he had taken of a Lowell police officer rescuing a young boy who was drowning, family members said.
He enjoyed time with his family. He was a private pilot, at one time owning his own airplane, a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and he was an avid golfer.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Deborah and William Hennessy, and Lynn Allaby; his stepchildren and their spouses, Susan and Mark Hilberg, and Keith and Amy Parenteau; a daughter-in-law, Susan Parenteau; seven grandchildren, Michael P. Hennessy and his wife, Wendy, Tami Kirkpatrick and her husband, Ken, Andrew, Emily and Michael Parenteau, and Sarah and Joey Hilberg; two great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Anna Hennessy; a sister, Lillian Howe of Pittsfield; and a brother, Douglas Allaby.
He was also the stepfather of the late William Parenteau, and brother of the late Dorothy Proulx, Frank, Norman and Harry Allaby.
Full obituary published by Lowell Sun on Jan. 27, 2007.
Husband of Clare (Tuite) (Parenteau) Allaby and the late Charlotte (Parsons) Allaby to whom he was married for 36 years. Son of the late Lawson and Dora (Gamble) Allaby. He was educated in the Lowell school system, and graduated from Lowell High School.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, with 365th Bombardment Group. He attained the rank of staff sergeant and was assigned to the B-17 as a tail gunner. He was a sole survivor on a bombing mission to bomb submarine pens off the coast of St. Nazaire, France. After the plane was shot down, he was brought by German soldiers to a hospital where he spent 10 months recovering. Following his recovery, he was transported to a POW camp in Lithuania and after the Russians advanced the POWs were taken to Poland. In October 1997, Mr. Allaby and his wife were invited by the French to join them in a memorial dedication for him and his fallen crew at St. Nazaire.
Before retiring, he had worked as a photographer for Raytheon Co. for 35 years. Previously, he was employed by the Lowell Sun as a photographer from 1948-1957. In 1955 while still working for the Lowell Sun, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for pictures he had taken of a Lowell police officer rescuing a young boy who was drowning, family members said.
He enjoyed time with his family. He was a private pilot, at one time owning his own airplane, a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and he was an avid golfer.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Deborah and William Hennessy, and Lynn Allaby; his stepchildren and their spouses, Susan and Mark Hilberg, and Keith and Amy Parenteau; a daughter-in-law, Susan Parenteau; seven grandchildren, Michael P. Hennessy and his wife, Wendy, Tami Kirkpatrick and her husband, Ken, Andrew, Emily and Michael Parenteau, and Sarah and Joey Hilberg; two great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Anna Hennessy; a sister, Lillian Howe of Pittsfield; and a brother, Douglas Allaby.
He was also the stepfather of the late William Parenteau, and brother of the late Dorothy Proulx, Frank, Norman and Harry Allaby.
Full obituary published by Lowell Sun on Jan. 27, 2007.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, with 365th Bombardment Group. He attained the rank of staff sergeant and was assigned to the B-17 as a tail gunner. He was a sole survivor on a bombing mission to bomb submarine pens off the coast of St. Nazaire, France. After the plane was shot down, he was brought by German soldiers to a hospital where he spent 10 months recovering. Following his recovery, he was transported to a POW camp in Lithuania and after the Russians advanced the POWs were taken to Poland. In October 1997, Mr. Allaby and his wife were invited by the French to join them in a memorial dedication for him and his fallen crew at St. Nazaire.
Before retiring, he had worked as a photographer for Raytheon Co. for 35 years. Previously, he was employed by the Lowell Sun as a photographer from 1948-1957. In 1955 while still working for the Lowell Sun, he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for pictures he had taken of a Lowell police officer rescuing a young boy who was drowning, family members said.
He enjoyed time with his family. He was a private pilot, at one time owning his own airplane, a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), and he was an avid golfer.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Deborah and William Hennessy, and Lynn Allaby; his stepchildren and their spouses, Susan and Mark Hilberg, and Keith and Amy Parenteau; a daughter-in-law, Susan Parenteau; seven grandchildren, Michael P. Hennessy and his wife, Wendy, Tami Kirkpatrick and her husband, Ken, Andrew, Emily and Michael Parenteau, and Sarah and Joey Hilberg; two great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Anna Hennessy; a sister, Lillian Howe of Pittsfield; and a brother, Douglas Allaby.
He was also the stepfather of the late William Parenteau, and brother of the late Dorothy Proulx, Frank, Norman and Harry Allaby.
Full obituary published by Lowell Sun on Jan. 27, 2007.
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