Allred, James Rex

Branch: Army Air Corps
Theater: Pacific
Date of Birth: Oct 03, 1923
Place of Birth: Greensboro, NC
Enlistment Date: Nov 01, 1942
Discharge Date: Oct 01, 1945
Date of Death: Feb 04, 2003
Honored By: The Allred Family

Allred, James Rex

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.