World War II Honoree

Donald W. Allee

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Medaryville, Indiana

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

RANK: 1ST LIEUTENANT. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS APRIL 8, 1942 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE AVIATION FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM. GRADUATED FROM ADVANCED FLIGHT TRAINING AS A P-61 ‘BLACK WIDOW’ FIGHTER PILOT FROM LA JUNTA, COLORADO ARMY AIR BASE. UPON GRADUATION, HE ACCEPTED HIS COMMISSION WITH THE RANK OF 2ND LIEUTENANT AND HIS PILOT WINGS. DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS ASSIGNED TO THE 422ND NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON, 9TH AIR FORCE STATIONED IN ENGLAND, ARMY AIR FORCE STATION #487, CHÂTEAU DUN AIR BASE, FRANCE AND FLORENNES AIR BASE, BELGIUM. CAMPAIGNS & BATTLES: D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944, THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES-ALSACE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. KILLED IN ACTION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1944 AND IS BURIED IN THE HENRI-CHAPELLE AMERICAN CEMETERY, HENRI-CHAPELLE, BELGIUM. AFTER COMPLETING A MISSION DURING THE THIRD NIGHT OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, HE DIED ALONG WITH HIS RADAR OBSERVER WHEN HE CRASHED HIS FIGHTER. HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND A LANDING FIELD DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND FOG CONDITIONS. DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: AIR MEDAL WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE PURPLE HEART.