World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Lamar Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
El Campo, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A TAIL GUNNER UNTIL HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN AND HE WAS CAPTURED. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL HE ESCAPED AND WAS HIDDEN BY THE FRENCH UNDERGROUND.