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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Willett Thomas Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Vine Grove, Kentucky

Honored By

Sisters

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN SEPTEMBER 1939. ASSIGNED AS AN AERIAL GUNNER ON A B-17 AIRCRAFT. SERVED AT PEARL HARBOR AND THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY. STATIONED IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. FLEW 37 MISSIONS. REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC ON FEBRUARY 1, 1943. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, SILVER STAR AND THE AIRMEN'S MEDAL.