World War II Honoree

Sherman Allgeier

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Wilson, New York

Honored By

Ms. Christine Louise Allgeier

Relationship

Daughter

NAVIGATOR OF TRANSPORT PLANE, MARINE TRANSPORT SQUADRON ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE. TECHNICAL SERGEANT. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 9, 1944 TO MAY 27, 1945. HE PARTICIPATED IN MORE THAN 1000 HOURS OF FLIGHT IN AN UNARMED AIRCRAFT OVER ENEMY TERRITORY IN THE VICINITY OF OPERATIONAL ENEMY AIRFIELDS, DURING WHICH THE ENEMY OPPOSITION WAS PROBABLE AND EXPECTED. DURING THESE FLIGHTS, MANY OF WHICH WERE PERFORMED UNDER EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, PERSONNEL AND VITAL MATERIALS WERE TRANSPORTED TO BASES IN THE FORWARD AREA. HIS ACTIONS THROUGHOUT DISTINGUISHED HIM AMONG THOSE PERFORMING DUTIES OF THE SAME CHARACTER. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN THE AERIAL FLIGHT IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY JAPANESE FORCES IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC WAR AREA, FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 9, 1944 TO AUGUST 8, 1944. COMPLETING NUMEROUS MISSIONS IN THE COMBAT AREA DURING THIS PERIOD, HE CONTRIBUTED MATERIALLY TO THE SUCCESS OF HIS PLANE. RECEIVED A GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF A SECOND AIR MEDAL FOR THE PERIOD OF AUGUST 8 1944 TO DECEMBER 12, 1944. RECEIVED ANOTHER GOLD STAR IN LIEU OF A THIRD AIR MEDAL FOR THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER 15, 1944 TO APRIL 7, 1945.