World War II Honoree

Ethan Allen, II

Hometown

Tujunga, California

Honored By

A Grateful American

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. ENLISTED ON DECEMBER 4, 1941 AT MONTREAL, QUEBEC. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 16 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, HAGERSVILLE, ONTARIO AND RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION AS A PILOT OFFICER ON DECEMBER 4, 1942. AWARDED BRITISH DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS ON JANUARY 25, 1944. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 25 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 224 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (COASTAL COMMAND) WHEN HIS CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATOR GR V (BZ942) WAS DAMAGED BY FLAK FROM A KRIEGSMARINE U-BOAT (U-256) AND LOST WITHOUT A TRACE OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON JUNE 7, 1944. COMMEMORATED ON PANEL 244 AT THE AIR FORCES MEMORIAL AT RUNNYMEDE, ENGLEFIELD GREEN, SURREY, ENGLAND AND ON THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WORLD WAR II HONOR ROLL, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.