Sylvester V Howell Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed 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

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in action

24 March 1945

Born

West Orange, New Jersey

Buried

Revisions

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ContributorHotelie1970
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GENERAL ORDER # 269, 31 March 1945, from Headquarters 1 Air Division by Brigadier General Turner.

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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

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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