World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Courtney D. Allington
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Farus, Michigan
Honored By
Jan Bos
SERGEANT, WAS RADIO OPERATOR OF C-47 42-5689 OF THE 61ST TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 314TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP. HIS UNIT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION HUSKY II (11 JULY 1943) IN SICILY, DROPPING PARATROOPERS OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION. THE AIRPLANE WAS HIT BY FRIENDLY FIRE. THE AIRPLANE EXPLODED OVER SEA. HE WAS FOUND FLOATING IN THE GELA BAY AND IS BURIED IN THE SICILY ROME CEMETERY, NETTUNO, ITALY.