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Letter to Vince Hemmings from John W. Allen, March 4, 1992. Forwards a box of Kodachrome slides and a listing of slide captions. Two typed pages.

Photographic group portrait of members of the 401st Bombardment Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces, at a reunion, Tacoma, Washington, August 2002. The men, including John W. Allen, are identified in the verso caption. Typed caption on verso: "401st…

Photographic slide of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen Paul Chryst (foreground) and John W. Allen (background), circa 1944-1945. Allen is striking a silly pose. Inscription on slide: "37."

Photographic slide of serviceman John W. Allen holding coconuts, Christmas Island, circa 1945.Inscription on slide: "121."Typed caption on accompanying document: "121. Coconuts on X-mas Island."

Photographic slide of serviceman John W. Allen playing golf, England, circa 1944-1945. Inscription on slide: "39 / Eng / Golfing."

Photographic slide of serviceman John W. Allen sleeping on a bunk, circa 1944. Inscription on slide: "Sack time / John / 44 / 38."

Photographic slide of serviceman John W. Allen standing outside, circa 1944-1945. The squadron patch for the 401st Bombardment Squadron is visible on his bomber jacket.Inscription on slide: "33."

Photographic slide of navigator John W. Allen, U.S. Army Air Forces, in the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft "Times A-Wastin'," November 2, 1944.Inscription on slide: "26."Typed caption on accompanying document: "26. Navigator John Allen."

Photographic slide of servicemen with the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft "Times A-Wastin'," likely taken at RAFBassingbourn, England, circa 1944. The aircraft's nose art depicts a serviceman busting through a newspaper. Inscription on slide:…

Photographic slide of serviceman John W. Allen at a railroad station, Hondo, Texas, circa 1944. Inscription on slide: "Staging / Neb / 1944 / #91 / 54."