World War II Honoree

Dale E. Allan

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Missouri

Honored By

John Meurs

Relationship

Dutch Historian

SERVICE NUMBER: 37501911. SERVED AS ENGINEER WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 854TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944 HIS BOMBER, THE B-24 WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER 42-51253, WHILE ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. THE BOMBER CAUGHT FIRE AND CRASHED NEAR BLEDELN, GERMANY. THREE CREW MEMBERS WERE KILLED DURING THE ATTACK OR IN THE CRASH OF THEIR BOMBER. THE FIVE OTHERS, AMONG THEM THE HONOREE, BAILED OUT AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER.