Charles James Howard Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by flak on return from mission to Frankfurt and probably crashed in the North Sea or Channel on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-31036 'Nobody's Baby. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Air Medal, Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nobody's Baby
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
4 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Washington, Indiana | ||
Buried |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2285;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2285, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,
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