Howard M Quigley
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 8 May 1944 in B-24 #42-50327 'Gypsy Queen', Killed in Action (KIA).
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Staff Sergeant Howard M. Quigley was born January 13, 1916. His next of kin were his wife, Helen Quigley, two sons, Howard, Jr., and Eugene, one daughter, Mary Helen, and his father, Ross Quigley. He was from Kansas City, Kansas.
On May 8, 1944, he was serving as the Right Waist Gunner aboard “Gypsy Queen,” B-24 tail #42-50327, when it went down between Tuendern and Hameln, Germany.
He is buried in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Gypsy Queen
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
San Diego, California, USA | 13 January 1916 | Staff Sergeant Howard M. Quigley was born January 13, 1916. His next of kin were his wife, Helen Quigley, two sons, Howard, Jr., and Eugene, one daughter, Mary Helen, and his father, Ross Quigley. He was from Kansas City, Kansas. |
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Died |
8 May 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 May 1944 | On May 8, 1944, he was serving as the Right Waist Gunner aboard “Gypsy Queen,” B-24 tail #42-50327, when it went down between Tuendern and Hameln, Germany. |
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Buried |
San Diego, CA, USA | He is buried in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4592 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database