Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant (Radio Operator C-47) William G. Allen.

Unit/Placed, 56^th Troop Carrier Squadron, 375^th Troop Carrier Group.

William was born in, 1924 in Missouri.

Father, William H. Allen.

Mother, Alta A. Allen.

William enlisted the service in Kansas with serial # 17127506.

William died during a Cargo/Passenger Mission to Biak, Indonesia  (probably) crashed, on Jan. 29, 1945, Staff Sergeant William G. Allen is honored with a Distinguished Service Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster, American Campaign medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

William is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region,Philippines.

Tablets of the Missing – Army.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/42nd_Bombardment_Group.html ABMC, https://abmc.gov Familysearch.com  https://www.familysearch.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Honorstates http://www.honorstates.org,   Geoffrey Roecker https://missingmarines.com/ P.O.W. Info: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html Rolland Swank and Terry Hirsch.