17th Bomb Group
Group
In addition to the above history, the 17th BG provided the crews for the Doolittle Raid on Japan in 1942
Charles J Howard
Military
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Charles J Howard - Council Bluffs, 17th BG, KIA
Extracted from http://www.findagrave.com:
Second Lieutenant Howard served with the 17th Bomb Group, 37th Bomb Squadron
aboard U.S. Army Air Corps B-26F Marauder 42-96326.
Shot down over Germany by Messerschmitt Me-262's, the world's first operational
jet fighter aircraft.
All six crew aboard were Killed In Action.
The air crew were:
1st Lt. Kenneth Bedor, pilot
2nd Lt. Charles J. Howard
2nd Lt. Lorance F. Krashowetz
S/Sgt. Paul David Geitgey
Sgt. Alfred E. Belt, Jr.
Sgt. John J. Milkovich, Jr.
Service
Units served with
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37th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Council Bluffs, IA, USA | 6 November 1923 |
| Killed in action | Neuburg an der Donau, Germany | 26 April 1945 |
| Buried | Council Bluffs, IA, USA |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 May 2016 10:34:02 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, biography, events, unit associations and media associations |
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