World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles M. Allen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Austin, Minnesota
Honored By
Ms. Carrie Kinsell
Relationship
Stepdaughter
Served his first mission on June 6, 1944 D-Day. Bombed roads, bridges and rail yards to prevent German forces from reaching allied invasion forces in Normandy. Shot down on July 29, 1944 on a bombing mission near Merseburg, Germany. POW at Stalag luft, Barth, Germany from July 1944 to May 1945.