Howard Calvert Fordham
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Rube Farnsworth crew. 36 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19171912 / O-768495
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Greenville, UT | 9 February 1920 | George Albert and Jeanette Caroline [Calvert] Fordham. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Douglas, UT | 14 November 1941 | Fort Douglas, Utah |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
15 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Layton, UT | 13 March 2006 | |
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Buried |
17 March 2006 | Cremated. | |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/91163792-howard-c-fordham
https://www.fold3.com/record/70769375-howard-c-fordham
https://www.fold3.com/record/528064520-howard-fordham-1920
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5562
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102048465/howard-calvert-fordham
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