Howard P Maree III
Military
From the personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Object Number - UPL 26571 - Lt. Howard P. Maree joined the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group on August 1, 1944 and flew until March1945. Maree flew first a P-47D...
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2 kills [Air] and a shared destroyed on ground. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14188861 /O-827353
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Ordnance and Armament Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron 505th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16136319 / T-62611 / O-2000298
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11025538 / O-758938
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 351st Fighter Squadron 359th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-416268
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Norristown, PA, USA | 21 December 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 26 October 1942 | |
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Other Pilot training |
Spence Field, Townsend, TN 37882, USA | 11 December 1943 | Class 44-A - Graduated advanced flight training Spence Field 11-Dec-43. |
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Based |
Raydon | 1 August 1944 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Grd] [0.5] |
14 January 1945 | 1/2 Fw200 destroyed [Grd] 14-Jan-45. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Air] [2] |
14 January 1945 | 1 x Me109 and 1 x Fw190 destroyed [Air] 14-Jan-45. | |
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Other Crashed |
Hampton, VA 23665, USA | 28 February 1952 | Landing Accident Langley AFB, VA Cat 2 damage Lt Howard P Maree, 28-Feb-52. F-51H 44-73240 - 117BS 4400CCTGp TAC. |
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Died |
Ocean Isle Beach, NC, USA | 15 August 2003 | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
