Dean H Howell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 61990
UPL 61990
"Peter Masefield, noted aeronautical authority and air correspondent for the London 'Sunday Times' is presented an airman's jacket with Group insignia and autographed by the crew of the Boeing B-17 'Daisy June II' at their base in England on 24 July 1943."
L-R: S/Sgt Diffendoll, T/Sgt Loscot, Lt Howell, S/Sgt McDermit, S/Sgt Musgrove, F/O Drabnis, Peter G Masefield, T/Sgt Pruden, Col Old, Cpt Lambert, Lt Markowitz, S/Sgt Russel.
L-R: S/Sgt Diffendoll, T/Sgt Loscot, Lt Howell, S/Sgt McDermit, S/Sgt Musgrove, F/O Drabnis, Peter G Masefield, T/Sgt Pruden, Col Old, Cpt Lambert, Lt Markowitz, S/Sgt Russel.
Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 42-30141 'Liberty Bell. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. KIA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Bell
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
28 July 1943 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 140 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 140; Snetterton Falcons, pg 281