Allred, Robert Edward

Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Robert Edward Allred.

Unit/Placed in, 19^th Bomber Squadron, 22^nd Bomber Group (Heavy).

 

Robert is born approx. on Oct. 27, 1916 in Corydon, Iowa.

Father, Henry L. Allred.

Mother, Mary J. (Corbett) Allred.

Sister(s), Roxie L. Allred.

Halfsister(s), Emily R. and Margaret S. Jennison.

Spouse, Juanita A. Allred.

 

Robert enlisted the service in Iowa with service number # 0-679012.

 

Robert‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

2^nd Lt.          Robert E. Allred                Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Raymond J. Geis               Co Pilot

2^nd Lt.          Keith T. Holm                   Navigator

Capt.            Charles R. Barnhard          Passenger

2^nd Lt.          Stanley G. Gross                Passenger

2^nd Lt.          Charles R. Steiner              Passenger

2^nd Lt.          Melvin F. Walker               Passenger

2^nd Lt.          Emory C. Young                Passenger

1^st. Lt           Harold T. Atkins                Passenger

1^st Sgt.         Weldon W. Frazier             Passenger

S/Sgt.           Thomas J. Carpenter         Passenger

S/Sgt.           Frank Ginter                    Passenger

S/Sgt.           William M. Shrake             Passenger

S/Sgt.           John J. Staseowski             Passenger

S/Sgt.           Robert C. Thompson           Passenger

Sgt.              Clint P. Butler                  Passenger

Sgt.              Stanley C. Lawrence          Passenger

Sgt.              Charles Sampler Jr.           Passenger

T/4.             Joseph E. Kachorek            Passenger

Corp.            Joseph B. Mettam              Passenger

Pfc.              Carlin E. Loop                   Passenger

 

Robert was KIA when the plane crashed into the mountain (reason unknown) on March 22, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

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

He also has a Memorial Grave at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific,

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA.

 

Thanks to, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-41081.html

https://www.ozatwar.com/22ndbomb.htm

http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/22nd_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website,

Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

 

Initially among those listed as missing in action, non-recoverable or unidentifiable, 2LT Allred’s remains were recovered and identified. In 1983, he was permanently interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Honolulu, HI. 2LT Allred’s name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.