Kodish Allen B.

Monuments

B-17G 43-38660 Monument

Allied Airmen Memorial - Roderen

Name:

Allen B. Kodish

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-127818

Unit:

335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-01-20

State:

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Plot:

Section 34

Row:

Grave:

4764

Decoration:

Comments:

Allen B. Kodish was born on November 2, 1921. He was the bombardier of the B-17 43-38660 which took off from Station 119 in Horham, Suffolk, UK, on a mission to bomb Heilbronn, Germany on 20 January 1945. Shot down by flak over Hirtzfelden, France. Six of the crew parachuted safely and were taken prisoner while four died (including Kodish) in the wreckage. 2Lt Larkin is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA in a common grave with 2Lt Larkin.