Howard Douglas Fishbeck
Military
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UPL 52853
Capt Howard D Fishbeck, 401BG.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 30 missions with the last 9 missions in 'Diana Queen of the Chase' 42-102393. 'Lassie Come Home', 'Channel Express' and 'Hangover Haven' were each flown twice. Replacement Navigator for McCord crew.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26100
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Channel Express III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hangover Haven
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Depeyster, NY | 25 December 1921 | Son of Ralph Fishbeck. |
Enlisted |
7 December 1942 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
10 January 1995 | ||
Buried |
Riverside Cemetery Hannawa Falls, St. Lawrence County, NY | 13 January 1995 | Riverside Cemetery Hannawa Falls, St. Lawrence County, New York |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1280