World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James H. Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jackson, Tennessee
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A BOMBARDIER OF A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED JULY 19, 1943 WHEN THE BOMBER SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL FAILURE. TEN CREWMEN AND ONE PASSENGER PERISHED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NORTHEAST OF GUNNISON, COLORADO.