The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Jack Victor Allen
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
Date of Death
July 1, 1953
Captain Allen was the pilot of a B-26C with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing based at Kunsan Airfield (K-8), South Korea. On July 1, 1953, while on a night intruder mission near Cho-do Island, North Korea, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and the crew bailed out. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on July 2, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.