World War II Honoree

Norman Claude Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

LaVonne L. Allen

Relationship

Wife

AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE FIRST CLASS, B-24 FLIGHT ENGINEER WHO SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. AIR MEDAL FOR ACHIEVEMENT AS A MECHANIC OF THE CREW OF PB4Y-1 AIRPLANE DURING AN EXTREMELY LONG RANGE RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATTACK OPERATIONS OF A TASK FORCE ON OCTOBER 3 AND 4 1943, DURING A BOMBING ATTACK AND PHOTOGRAPHIC MISSIONS AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT AND INSTALLATIONS ON WAKE ISLAND ON OCT 5, 1943. AS A RESULT OF THE ATTACK SEVERE DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED UPON ENEMY'S AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, AIRFIELDS AND INSTALLATIONS. THIS ATTACK WAS SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE OPERATIONS OF THIS FORCE.