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SGT John E Allison

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SGT John E Allison

Birth
Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois, USA
Death
25 Mar 1945 (aged 19)
Nagakute-shi, Aichi, Japan
Burial
Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Sergeant, 878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group, World War II.


Aerial Gunner aboard B-29 Superfortress #42-63493


Aircraft B-29, serial number 42-63493, nicknamed Star Duster, departed from Saipan, Marianas Islands, on a combat mission to attack the Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant at Nagoya. Shot down March 25, 1945 over Nagakute-mura, Honshu, Japan. Missing Air Crew Report 13826.


The crewmembers Killed In Action:


2 LT Charles E Timmons, O-738293, TN, Pilot

2 LT Richard R Riggs, O-772501, WA, Co-Pilot

2 LT Vernon W Duncan, O2057783, TN, Navigator

2 LT Melvin M Personett, O-709965, OK, Bombardier

MSGT Manuel Fernandez Jr, 18056417, TX, Flight Engineer

SSGT Robert H Renollet, 15375762, OH, CFC Gunner

SGT John E Allison, 16195555, IL, Gunner

SGT Donald J Harris, 36453637, MI, Radar Operator

PFC Lewis E Johnson, 37702292, KS, Radio Operator

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Enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, March 2, 1944.

Sergeant, 878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group, World War II.


Aerial Gunner aboard B-29 Superfortress #42-63493


Aircraft B-29, serial number 42-63493, nicknamed Star Duster, departed from Saipan, Marianas Islands, on a combat mission to attack the Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant at Nagoya. Shot down March 25, 1945 over Nagakute-mura, Honshu, Japan. Missing Air Crew Report 13826.


The crewmembers Killed In Action:


2 LT Charles E Timmons, O-738293, TN, Pilot

2 LT Richard R Riggs, O-772501, WA, Co-Pilot

2 LT Vernon W Duncan, O2057783, TN, Navigator

2 LT Melvin M Personett, O-709965, OK, Bombardier

MSGT Manuel Fernandez Jr, 18056417, TX, Flight Engineer

SSGT Robert H Renollet, 15375762, OH, CFC Gunner

SGT John E Allison, 16195555, IL, Gunner

SGT Donald J Harris, 36453637, MI, Radar Operator

PFC Lewis E Johnson, 37702292, KS, Radio Operator

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Enlisted at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, March 2, 1944.

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