Durward R Howell
Military
Object Number - UPL 61849 - B-24 44-40121 'I'll be around ?' with Harry Brockman crew.
Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 35 missions with original crew #39 from Pueblo Colorado. 853rd BS, B-24 44-40121 "I'll be around ?".
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32307538 / O-685180
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ill Be Around?
- Unit: 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
White Rose, Kentucky | 9 August 1923 | Born White Rose, Kentucky |
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Enlisted |
Louisville, Kentucky | 3 November 1942 | Enlisted Louisville, Kentucky |
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Other Discharged |
15 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Louisville, Kentucky | 23 November 2016 | Died Louisville, Kentucky |
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Buried |
Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central Radcliff, Kentucky | 29 November 2016 | Interred Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central Radcliff, Kentucky |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
491st BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia