Howard Burwell Hovis
MilitaryAssigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Lt Harry S Culver crew. 28 x combat missions. Wounded in knee aboard battle damaged B-17 42-97141 'Mary Jane II' on Soest mission 28-Jan-45, force landed continent.
Awards: AM (OLC), BS, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Long career with NASA which began in the 50's, working on the Mercury project, Saturn V rocket, Skylab, Gemini and Apollo manned missions. He retired from NASA in 1979.
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771619
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-A, serial number 42-97141) of the 92nd Bomb Group. Image via William E "Doc" Furniss, 92nd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'NV-A, [illegible] 297141.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-388104.jpg.webp?itok=kDlJ6Gqy)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Jane II
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 January 1945
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Harvest, AL | 30 July 1923 | Son of John R and Cordie Mae Hovis. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 6 February 1943 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
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Other Wounded in Action (WIA) |
Soest, Germany | 28 January 1945 | Wounded in knee aboard battle damaged B-17 42-97141 'Mary Jane II' on Soest mission 28-Jan-45, force landed continent. |
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Died |
Decatur, AL | 8 September 2013 | |
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Buried |
Roselawn Gardens Of Memory Decatur, Morgan County, AL | 11 September 2013 | Roselawn Gardens Of Memory Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama Garden of Devotion/Section 15-Lot 33C-1 |
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Other Returned ZI |
Returned via transport ship to US. | ||
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Based |
Podington | Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://92ndma.org/miscellaneous/Newsletters/newsletter.395.pdf
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