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1LT Charles Edward Allen Jr.
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1LT Charles Edward Allen Jr. Veteran

Birth
Tunica County, Mississippi, USA
Death
31 Jan 1952 (aged 28)
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA GPS-Latitude: 21.3139095, Longitude: -157.8475037
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
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1st Lt Allen was a crew member on a B-29A Superfortress Bomber assigned to the 372nd Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing based at the Kadean Airbase in Okinawa.

While enroute to a bombing mission over N. Korea, radar contact with Allen's aircraft was lost. Initially Allen was listed as Missing in Action. On January 29, 1953, his status was changed to presumed dead, body not recovered. Allen's name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing.

GPS coordinates provided by FAG member #47579262.
1st Lt Allen was a crew member on a B-29A Superfortress Bomber assigned to the 372nd Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing based at the Kadean Airbase in Okinawa.

While enroute to a bombing mission over N. Korea, radar contact with Allen's aircraft was lost. Initially Allen was listed as Missing in Action. On January 29, 1953, his status was changed to presumed dead, body not recovered. Allen's name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing.

GPS coordinates provided by FAG member #47579262.


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  • Created by: Randy
  • Added: Dec 11, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45333483/charles_edward-allen: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Charles Edward Allen Jr. (5 Sep 1923–31 Jan 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45333483, citing Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Randy (contributor 46846747).