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Allen, Frank R.

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Frank R. Allen.

Unit/Placed in, 531th Fighter Bomber Squadron.

 

Jack is born 1929 in New Jersey.

 

Father, Harry H. Allen.

Mother, Ester M. Allen.

Brothers, Donald E. and Russell W. Allen.

 

Frank enlisted the service in New Jersey with service number # 0-796640.

 

 

Frank’s Crew-member and position on-board the plane a A-24 were,

2nd Lt.         Jack R. Allen           Pilot

S/Sgt.           Blair M. Benner       Gunner

 

Frank was KIA when he dropped his Bombload came in a spin and crashed near Mille, Marshall Islands in the Lagoon on Jan. 27, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Frank is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

 

Thanks to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/531st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

531st Fighter Bomber Squadron
Douglas A-24 Banshee
Butaritari Airfield, Makin Island
A-24 pulling a target for Anti Aircraft
His rank Second Lieutenant