Davis Monroe Howerton Jr
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 425th Night Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-743718
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Night Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-61 Black Widow
- Unit: 362nd Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ashland, Kentucky | 18 April 1921 | |
| Danville, Kentucky | 16 February 1942 | 5th Street Student at Centre College | |
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Other Aerial Victory |
near Libramont, France | 30 December 1944 | 1 - JU 188 w/ pilot Cletus Ormsby |
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Other Shot Down/WIA/Captured |
Darmstadt, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Howerton was flying as Radar Operator in a P-61 when a flak shell burst in the crew nacelle under Howerton's seat. The explosion broke both of his legs and gave him numerous shrapnel wounds. He nonetheless was able to bail out. He landed in a tree. German civilians extracted him, made a litter and carried him four miles to the city of Darmstadt. |
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Died |
Louisville, Kentucky | 7 March 2008 | |
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Buried |
Louisville, Kentucky | 10 March 2008 | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Plot section 36 lot 28 gr 2 |
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Other Aerial Victory |
1 - Bf 110 w/ pilot Cletus Ormsby | ||
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Other Aerial Victory |
1 - DO 217 w/ pilot Cletus Ormsby |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154305980/davis-monroe-howerton
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44012_10_0…
"Northrop's Night Hunters" - Jeff Kolln, page 152
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154305980/davis-monroe-howerton
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44012_10_0…
"Northrop's Night Hunters" - Jeff Kolln, page 152
Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/
Name taken from MACR. Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/