World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Lee Allman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Concord, North Carolina
Honored By
A grateful American
Relationship
NA
He joined Lt Robert Bohne's crew on B-17 "My Devotion" (42-30863) part of the 563rd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, 8th Army Air Force. "My Devotion" was hit by German flak returning from Gelsenkirchen on November 5, 1943 and the crew was forced to bail out over England, thankfully all were unharmed. Robert continued to fly even earning a Distinguished Flying Cross in January 1944.