James R. Allred

James R. Allred

Army Air Corps

JAMES
R.
ALLRED

Oct 3, 1923 - Feb 4, 2003
BIRTHPLACE: Greensboro, NC

SOLDIER DETAILS

DIVISION:
Army Air Corps
THEATER OF OPERATION:
Pacific
SERVED: Nov 1, 1942 -
Oct 1, 1945
HONORED BY: The Allred Family

BIOGRAPHY

James Rex Allred is one of four brothers who all served in World War II (Garland Howard Allred, William Boyd Allred, and Walter Lee Allred). A fifth brother, 1st Lieutenant Samuel Aaron Allred served in the Korean Conflict. Rex Allred joined the Army Air Corps in November 1942. He served for three years. He was stationed in Rapid City, South Dakota; Grand Forks, Idaho and Hawaii. Rex left the military in 1945 and established himself as an outstanding Brick Mason in Greensboro. Rex Allred was well known as a leader in Alcohol Rehabilitation in the State of North Carolina and spent more than 30 years working with AA.