James Simpson Howell

Military

Jim flew 35 missions in a B-17 (including 2 on D-Day)

Awarded the DFC, Air Medal with 4 clusters and 3 battle stars in the European Theatre, and in 2015 the French Legion of Honor.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

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Born

New Bern, NC, USA 13 August 1924

Enlisted

Roanoke, VA, USA 11 December 1942

Died

Charlotte, NC, USA 21 November 2017 Levine & Dickson Hospice Southminster

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945