Howard H Klimetz

Military
D Day mission 5/6 June 1944 UPL 75437 UPL 75437 D Day mission 5/6 June 1944, 803rd BS

Updated desciption.

On

Object Number - UPL 75437 - D Day mission 5/6 June 1944, 803rd BS

Served with 94th BG, and flew 26 missions prior to joining 803rd BS. 

 

"Special Orders Number 137 of 18 May 1944 stated that the following men were released from assignment from their respective organizations and placed on detached service with 803BS at  RAF Sculthorpe. Those included men from the following bomb groups were:

 

From 94th BG

 

1st. Lt. Howard H. Klimetz"

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Kenneth L Hagan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 803rd Bomb Squadron 390th Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

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Sources

Biography updated. 

 

https://36rcm.com/personnel/803bsmen/803bsmen.htm

 

Service awards added. Info provided by his nephew, Gregory V. Klimetz

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book SQUADRON OF DECEPTION by Hutton, page 192

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D Day mission 5/6 June 1944

Object number: UPL 75437 - D Day mission 5/6 June 1944, 803rd BS