World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis E. Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cairo, Georgia
Honored By
Francis E. Allen
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. HE WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER ON A BOMBER. HE WAS IN THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 463RD BOMB GROUP, BASED IN FOGGIA, ITALY. SHOT DOWN OVER VIENNA, AUSTRIA JULY 8, 1944. POW 299 DAYS IN GERMANY; FREED ON MAY 2, 1945. RECEIVED POW MEDAL.