2Lt Ray W. Allen Monument - 82nd Fighter Group
Details:
On the west side of the dirt path.
Monument
A trapezoidal prism monument that is made of concrete, Marian slate, and a fragment of a propeller from 2Lt Allen's P-38 Lightning. On the face of the monument is a rectangular white plaque bearing a commemoration message while above the plaque is the insignia of the 15th U.S. Air Force. The monument was built to the efforts of the Aviation History Club at the Historical Museum of the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava with the support of the city council. It was unveiled on the exact day and hour of the 50th anniversary of the largest air battle over the territory of Slovakia during World War II.
On 26 June 1944, American airman 2Lt Ray Wallace Allen, a member of the 95th Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group, was supporting the bombers attacking military installations around Vienna. On the approach route, they were attacked by German fighters and his machine crashed near the Svätý Jur station railroad. The remains of R. W. Allen were buried in his native Girrard on 21 January 1995.
Source of information: www.vets.cz
Source of photos: Google Maps
Monument Text:
NA TOMTO MIESTE ZAHYNUL
26. JUNA 1944
2nd. Lt. RAY WALLACE ALLEN
O- 754455
95th.F.S. - 82nd.F.G.
U.S.15th.ARMY AIR FORCE
English translation:
DIED IN THIS PLACE
26 JUNE 1944
2nd. Lt. RAY WALLACE ALLEN
O- 754455
95th.F.S. - 82nd.F.G.
U.S.15th.ARMY AIR FORCE
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
15th Air Force
95th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group
95th Fighter Squadron, 82nd Fighter Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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