World War II Honoree

James Richard Allen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Brewster County, Texas

Honored By

William Harrington

Relationship

Cousin

SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE 309TH SQUADRON 31ST FIGHTER GROUP. AFTER A MISSION SOMEWHERE OVER ITALY ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1944, HE DID NOT RETURN AND WAS LISTED AS MISSING IN ACTION; HE WAS NEVER FOUND. HE HAD COMPLETED 40 MISSIONS AS A PILOT OF A B-24 BOMBER, AND AFTERWARD WAS A PILOT OF A P-51 FIGHTER WHEN HE BECAME MISSING IN ACTION.