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212419 John E. Allen United States Army Air Force Tuskagee from:New Mexico John Allen served as a Tuskagee Airman during World War II and later earned honors for his Air Force service during the Vietnam War. He was drafted into the U.S. Army air forces right out of high school in Live Oak, FL in 1945. At 17, he was assigned to the 332nd Fighter Wing of the Tuskaegee Airmen - a group that broke racial barriers in World War II by becoming the first black aviators in the U.S. military. He did not see combat in World War II, but he later received the Air Force Commendation Medal for assisting in dearming two dozen 500-pound bombs that were dropped from the wing of a B-52 being prepared for a Vietnam War mission. In addition, he and about 300 original Tuskegee Airmen were awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.