Howard R Lee
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 17 October 1943 in B-17 #4230365 'Rum Boogie. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rum Boogie IV
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
17 October 1943 | ||
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Born |
California, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 17 October 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Added Howard R Lee's name to the Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1019 / MACR 1019, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFS Vol. I p. 343; Snetterton Falcons pg 76 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database