1924 - 1975 (51 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Burton, Allen Edwin was born in 1924; died in 1975; was buried in Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. Other Events and Attributes:
- Reference Number: BURT.A002
- _FGRAVE: 18662660
- Military Service: World War II, Corporal, 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, United States Army Air Forces
Notes:
Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on February 2, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training, attended the Armament Service School at Santa Anita, California and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Aircraft Armorer (911). Departed the U.S. on December 21, 1943 bound for duty in the Caribbean. Assigned to and served with the B-26 Martin Marauder-equipped 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in the Antilles Air Command. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on November 16, 1945 at the Separation Base, Santa Anna, California.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2060354
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Generation: 2
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