Luchious Luke Howington
Military ROLL OF HONOURTSgt. Luchious Howington was the Tail Gunner, on the mission to Cologne - Köln, Germany, onboard the B-24H, 41-29128, Lady Luck, with the Glen Rowe crew. The plane was hit by flak on the return from the mission. The badly damaged bomber crashed in an emergency landing attempt at the Saint-Trond Airfield, Belgium. Luchious was killed (KIA) in the crash. 15 October 1944. Note : The US 1930 Census for Franklin County, Louisiana has Sgt. Howington's first name as, "Lucious". All other official documents read, "Luchious".
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35631087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
9 March 1923 | Winnsboro, Franklin County, Louisiana, the son of Willie Robert and Prudie W. Howington | |
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Other Drafted |
30 June 1942 | Franklin County, Louisiana | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
15 October 1944 | Killed in action in the crash landing of the badly flak damaged B-24H, 41-29128 at the Saint-Trond airfield, Belgium. | |
| Police Jury Ward Six, Franklin County, Louisiana | |||
| Wisner, Franklin County, Louisiana | |||
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Buried |
Luchous Howington rests at Plot G, Row 7, Grave 4 |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
US Census 1930
WWII Draft Card
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma WWII Casualties
ABMC website
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia