World War II Honoree

William George Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Butler, Pennsylvania

Honored By

June & Fritz Provini

Relationship

Friends

STARTED HIS MILITARY CAREER AS A PRIVATE FOR 1 MONTH IN AIR CORPS BASIC (521), THEN 8 MONTHS AS CORPORAL AND STUDENT (629) IN THE AIR FORCE TRAINING SCHOOL, 20 WEEKS FOR RADIO MECHANICS AND 20 WEEKS FOR RADAR MECHANICS. SERVED 14 MONTHS AS A SERGEANT, RADIO MECHANIC, ARMY AIR FORCE (754). INSPECTED, TESTED AND REPAIRED ALL TYPES OF RADIOS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT. SERVED 7 MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ON JULY 31, 1944 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE 882ND AIR ENGINEERING SQUADRON WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT AT THE SEPARATION CENTER IN FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY ON JUNE 17, 1946. RECEIVED THE ARMY OCCUPATION MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCE FROM JULY 31, 1944 TO MAY 23, 1946.