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ALLEN, Elbert Quentin - Date of
birth
30 May 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Laurel County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Butler County, Ohio -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35877878 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
748th Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
24 August 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of the islands of Pellworm en Amrum, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles Allen (father)
Mary (Robinson) Allen (mother)
Oma Allen (sister)
Eldon Allen (brother)
Leonard Allen (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97558 -
Data
Nickname: Tis me Sugar
Type: B-17G
Destination: Weimar, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 8200
More information
Sgt Elbert Q. Allen enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 9 October 1943.One report says that there were no fighters or flak and the plane simply left the formation and was not seen again.
Another report stated that it was hit by a lone fighter plane, lost two engines, went into a spin and later exploded at a lower altitude.
It is not entirely clear where the aircraft must have crashed, probably in the North Sea, near the islands of Pellworm or Amrum. This is based on the fact that the remains of one crew member, Robert P. Stewart, were found on the island of Pellworm, and that the remains of Paul J. Terjak washed ashore on the west coast of Amrum on 9 September 1944, where he was buried in the Neuer Friedhof that same day.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org)