Howard Asa Van Etten
Military
Bombardier/Navigator
340th BG - 487th BS - 12th AF
Object Number - UPL 55051 - Howard Asa Van Etten Bombardier/Navigator 340th BG - 487th BS - 12th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-815355
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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| Hghland Mills, New York | 15 February 1942 | ||
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Born |
Newburgh, New York | 15 July 1942 | |
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Other Received Orders for Overseas Duty |
Savannah, Georgia | 28 February 1944 | Hunter Army Airfield |
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Died |
Poughkeepsie, New York | 24 December 2006 | Howard A. Van Etten of Marlboro,passed away on December 24,2006 at St. Francis Hospital,Poughkeepsie,N.Y. Mr. Van Etten was a 1942 graduate of Colgate University as well as a member of Free and Accepted Masons of Lodge #993,Woodbury.He was a U.S. Air Force Captain of World War II,a B-25 Bomber Pilot (bombardier navigator) ,340th Bombardment Group (M).He was also a Chemical Engineer for E.I. Dupont Corporation,Newburgh,for eight years.In 1950 he left Dupont to work in the family business and become owner of R.A. Van Etten Black Topping of Orange County,along with his brother Ralph after his father's passing. |
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Buried |
Marlboro, New York | 26 December 2006 | Saint Mary's Cemetery Marlboro, Ulster County, New York, USA |
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