World War II Honoree

Young 'Allen' Beall

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Savannah, Georgia

Honored By

Jack Downs

Relationship

Fellow WWII Veteran

ENTERED SERVICE IN 1943. BASIC TRAINING WAS TAKEN AT KEESLER FIELD, MISSISSIPPI. FOLLOWING BASIC TRAINING WAS ASSIGNED TO CHANUTE FIELD, ILLINOIS FOR WEATHER OBSERVER TRAINING, BEFORE COMPLETING WAS REASSIGNED TO JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI AND CAMP STONEMAN, CALIFORNIA FOR SHIPMENT TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS AN INDIVIDUAL REPLACEMENT IN APRIL, 1944. DISEMBARKED IN NEW GUINEA FOR UNIT ASSIGNMENT TO THE 43RD AIR SERVICE SQUADRON, 5TH AIR FORCE AT THE AIR DEPOT IN TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA. IN 1945 THE UNIT WAS MOVED TO NEW GUINEA. SERVED AS AN AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANIC. IN EARLY 1946 WAS SENT TO MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR PROCESSING AND TRANSPORT TO THE UNITED STATES FOR DEMOBILIZATION AT FORT MCPHERSON, GEORGIA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A STAFF SERGEANT IN MARCH, 1946.