Distinguished Port Jervis fallen airman also held titles in his hometown

STORY: (Port Jervis fallen heroic airman, former PJ Soap Box Derby champ)

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Port Jervis, NY Soap Box Derby Champ Richard Kenneth Allee

Port Jervis, NY Soap Box Derby Champ Richard Kenneth Allee

Richard Kenneth Allee, Pre-military life in Port Jervis, NY

Richard Kenneth Allee, Pre-military life in Port Jervis, NY -- Class Vice President

Richard Kenneth Allee, Pre-military life in Port Jervis, NY -- Growing up at 15 Schultz Street

Richard Kenneth Allee, Pre-military life in Port Jervis, NY -- Growing up at 15 Schultz Street (current photo)

Jean and Richard Allee with their infant only child Mark Allee

Jean and Richard Allee with their infant only child Mark Allee

The location of Richard Kenneth Allee's last mission

Port Jervis' Vietnam War Monument pays tribute to the sacrifices of 11 local men, including two whose families waited decades to bring them home. Please take time to stop by and salute all of those honored in the city's historic Veteran's Park/Orange Square this weekend.

Port Jervis' Vietnam War Monument pays tribute to the sacrifices of 11 local men, including two whose families waited decades to bring them home. Please take time to stop by and salute all of those honored in the city's historic Veteran's Park/Orange Square this weekend.

Port Jervis' Viola Somarelli POW/MIA Park pays tribute to the sacrifices of missing men and women, some of whom still have not returned home. Please stop to visit this memorial this Memorial Day weekend, if able.

Found at the excavation crash site where Col. Richard Kenneth Allee's remains and other items were found, family member James MacAlla noted that "Dick's' dog tag had been silverplated at Port's silverplate factory when he was home visiting Port Jervis, and credits that silverplating for perhaps preserving the dog tag so well at the crash site.