Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Peterson-Wallin-Knox Funeral Home, Alpha. Memorials may be made to the Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy.
He was born Nov. 5, 1924, a son of Merritt and Hazel Roberts Allison. He graduated from the former Oxford Township High School in Alpha. He married Vivian ``Skip'' Leafgreen on Sept. 12, 1945, in Florida.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, enlisting in March 1943. He served as a radioman/gunner on a sea-rescue plane in the Pacific Theatre. Wayne was attached to a squadron that rescued more than 120 downed American flyers. For his service, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal, the Gold Star in lieu of a second Air Medal, and four additional commendations.
Wayne was a member of Oxford American Legion Post 1197, Alpha, and Bethany Lutheran Church, Woodhull.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Turee and Bruce Olsen, Oak Park, Ill., and Trina and Chris Huene, Edwardsville, Ill.; son and daughter-in-law Dudley and Ruth Allison, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; seven grandchildren; a sister, Phylinda Lampe, Lexington, Ky.; and a brother, Wesley Allison, Starkville, Miss.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Rachel Olson; and a brother, John Allison.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Peterson-Wallin-Knox Funeral Home, Alpha. Memorials may be made to the Illinois Veterans Home, Quincy.
He was born Nov. 5, 1924, a son of Merritt and Hazel Roberts Allison. He graduated from the former Oxford Township High School in Alpha. He married Vivian ``Skip'' Leafgreen on Sept. 12, 1945, in Florida.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, enlisting in March 1943. He served as a radioman/gunner on a sea-rescue plane in the Pacific Theatre. Wayne was attached to a squadron that rescued more than 120 downed American flyers. For his service, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal, the Gold Star in lieu of a second Air Medal, and four additional commendations.
Wayne was a member of Oxford American Legion Post 1197, Alpha, and Bethany Lutheran Church, Woodhull.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Turee and Bruce Olsen, Oak Park, Ill., and Trina and Chris Huene, Edwardsville, Ill.; son and daughter-in-law Dudley and Ruth Allison, Mount Pleasant, Iowa; seven grandchildren; a sister, Phylinda Lampe, Lexington, Ky.; and a brother, Wesley Allison, Starkville, Miss.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Rachel Olson; and a brother, John Allison.
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