World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Edward Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Live Oak, Florida
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE WAS DRAFTED AT 17 YEARS OLD, RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND INTO THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES IN 1945 DURING WWII. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 332ND FIGHTER WING WHO WERE KNOWN AS THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN.