Allen, William Wesley

Individual Personnel Data
Name Allen, William Wesley   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 15375755   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #153 dated 31 July 1944, effective 31 July 1944.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date 11 October 1944
Results Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Glendale, Ohio
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 13 August 1924
  • Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 14 August 1944.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #185 dated 19 September 1944.
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 9478⇓ (44.758 MB)
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Levine, Max (NMI)⇗PilotKIA
Flt. Ofcr. Williams, Jerome LaBau⇗Co-pilotKIA
2nd Lt. Yeoman, Dale Cougille⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Szasz, Anton (NMI)⇗BombardierCT
SGT. Larson, John Charles, "Jack"⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
SGT. Trlica, George Henry⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerKIA
CPL. Allen, William WesleyBall Turret GunnerKIA
CPL. MacGregor, Douglas Roy⇗Tail GunnerPOW
SGT. Gilroy, Robert Peter⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
SGT. Stevenson, Lloyd Harley⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 14 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
180⇗ 14 August 1944 Target: Echterdingen Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37822⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
181⇗ 16 August 1944 Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Delitzsch, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
182⇗ 18 August 1944 Target: Tactical: Bridge
Type: Transportation
Location: Vise, Belgium 		Ball Turret 44‑6294⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Low group.
Sortie Report⇗
185⇗ 26 August 1944 Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Ball Turret 43‑37822⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead group hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
186⇗ 30 August 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Crepieul, France 		Ball Turret 44‑6135⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
187⇗ 3 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38014⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗
188⇗ 5 September 1944 Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97263⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
191⇗ 10 September 1944 Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Sindelfingen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑107148⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Low Squadron
Sortie Report⇗
193⇗ 12 September 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Brüx, Czechoslovakia 		Ball Turret 43‑37990⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying Spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
194⇗ 13 September 1944 Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Merseburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑8011⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
196⇗ 19 September 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97510⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
203⇗ 2 October 1944 Target: Ford Motor Works
Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6135⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report⇗
204⇗ 3 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
205⇗ 5 October 1944 Type: Industry
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31484⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
207⇗ 7 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
208⇗ 9 October 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6135⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
209⇗ 11 October 1944 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Wesseling, Germany 		Ball Turret 44‑6149⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
First Squadron. Knocked down by flak.
Sortie Report⇗

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