Howard Fein
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 23075
2LT Howard Fein
Bombardier - Crew #412
Russell Swain Crew
KIA - 13 May 1944
Bombardier - Crew #412
Russell Swain Crew
KIA - 13 May 1944
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #41-29391 'Little Lulu,' Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742222
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little LuLu
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 20 March 1942 | |
Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Boostedt, Germany | 13 May 1944 | Second Lieutenant, 787th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy; U.S. Army Air Forces. Son of Morris and Etta C. Fein. Entered the Service from: New York. Cause of death: Killed in Action. His plane crashed near Boostedt, Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany; he was originally buried in the village churchyard. Awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. |
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium Plot: Plot B, Row 37, Grave 24. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4824 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database