Sylvester V Howell Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) near Hopsten in B-17 43-38818 Plane was hit by flak and burst into flames and exploded. All crew killed.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
24 March 1945 | ||
Born |
West Orange, New Jersey | ||
Buried |
Revisions
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
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GENERAL ORDER # 269, 31 March 1945, from Headquarters 1 Air Division by Brigadier General Turner.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 13605 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13605; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 339 and 345