James Ernest Howell Jr

Military
media-53946.jpeg UPL 53946 James E Howell Jr.

These pictures came from James E. Howell lll son of James E Howell Jr.

Object Number - UPL 53946 - James E Howell Jr.

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. Clyde Lewis crew.





Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).



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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Clyde A Lewis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-800905
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31077

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pakawalup II
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

42-31730

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Morning Star, Tail End Charlie
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

17 December 1920 Son of James Ernest Howell Sr.

Enlisted

9 November 1942 Fort McClellan, Alabama

Died

8 December 1976

Buried

11 December 1976 Maple Hill Cemetery Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama

Based

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/604984414 https://www.fold3.com/record/87995659/james-e-howell-jr-wwii-army-enlis… http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=763 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17000788/james-e-howell

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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=763

James Ernest Howell: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 53946 - James E Howell Jr.

Object number: UPL 53947 - Clyde Lewis’s Crew