Allen, Arthur Louis – ww2 Europe

Rank and Name, Flight Officer Arthur Louis Allen.

Unit/Placed, 488^th Bomber Squadron, 340^th Bomber Group (Medium).

Arthur was born approx. on 1923 in New York.

Parents and Siblings, no record.

Arthur enlisted the service in New York with service number # T-006360.

Arthur’s rank/duty was a Flight Officer/Co-Pilot flying with the 488^th Bomber Squadron flying a B-25 .

Arthur’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-25 were;

1^st Lt. William B. Pelton Pilot

FO. Arthur L. Allen Co Pilot

TSgt Arthur J. Bertagna Bombardier.

TSgt. Walter F. Ziegier Radio Operator/Gunner

SSgt, Robert G. Schittler Top Turret Gunner

SSgt. Lawrence W. Kahl Tail Gunner

Arthur was Killed in Action back from the bomb Mission to Spillehergo plant (ammo), italy, the plane was hit by AA and crashed in the Corsican Sea, on March 16, 1945 and he is honored with an Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Arthur is buried/mentioned at Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.

Arthur also has a Memorial Grave at Corinth Rural Cemetery

Corinth, Saratoga County, New York, USA.

Thanks to http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/340th_Bombardment_Group.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

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

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

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

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

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano