PART 2: FUNERAL SERVICE AND MILITARY HONORSThe United States Army and the family of Tech Sgt Robert T. Allen, 20, have requested the Patriot Guard Riders to honor their hero from the Greatest Generation as he is laid to rest. It will be our honor to participate.
A native of Oakland, Allen, 20, was a crew member assigned to the 860th Bombardment Squadron, 493rd Bombardment Group, in the war’s European theater, when he was killed in action on 18 August 1944, after the B-24H “Liberator,” on which he was serving was struck by anti-aircraft fire following a bombing raid on a German position near Roye, France. Only one airman survived, while the other eight crew members, including Allen, were killed. German records indicate the bomber crashed roughly two kilometers west of Boussicourt, where the remains of several individuals were recovered and buried in a village cemetery near Pierrepont-sur-Avre, France.
Allen was accounted for 19 September 2023 by the U.S. Defense Department’s POW/MIA Accounting Agency after soldiers’ remains had been excavated in 2018 from a site near Boussicourt, France, for laboratory analysis. For more details about Allen, visit bit.ly/3VPJsg5 online.
NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this military veteran. For those interested, and all PGR members are welcome, this is a flag line only mission at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery. For those who would like to participate, please see the timetable and we will meet you there.
TIMETABLE FOR FRIDAY, 12 JULY 20241245: Stage at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery,1700 Cabrillo Memorial Drive San Diego, CA.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yw8TBKKN9fjNtsdBA1300: Mission briefing.
1330: Flag line, funeral service with military honors.
Stacey “Lil Bit” McCarthy
SoCal Patriot Guard Ride Captain
(619)277-5176You do not have to be a veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. All PGR members are welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the initial staging area and you will be briefed there by the Ride Captain (RC). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car). Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely.
Please remember that our mission is to stand tall and silent, and with honor and respect for our Heroes. No talking, smoking, or cell phone use during the flag line or service. Please keep radios off and engine noise to a minimum. Observe the 15 MPH speed limit. Remember, cemeteries are hallowed ground. Show respect to all who are there, not just the ones we are honoring.
