C G Howard
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 20951 - 2nd Lt C G Howard 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Section jumped by 15 x Me109’s while on a strafing show. Shot down in the ensuing melee in P-51B 43-24841. Though not seen to go down, the section leader did see two parachutes in the vicinity but was unable to confirm the identity of either.
Crashed near Beauvais in France. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 7943.
Awards: AM, EAME, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Oklahoma, USA | 12 February 1925 | Son of Chieve G and Anna August [Willms] Howard. |
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Based |
Debden | 11 June 1944 - 18 August 1944 | Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Beauvais, France | 18 August 1944 | Section jumped by 15 Bf109’s while on a strafing show. Shot down in the ensuing melee in P-51B 43-24841. KIA. MACR 7943. |
| Tulsa, OK, USA | |||
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Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa Tulsa County OK | Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa Tulsa County Oklahoma, USA. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7943 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
