Howard Fein

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23075.jpeg UPL 23075 2LT Howard Fein
Bombardier - Crew #412
Russell Swain Crew
KIA - 13 May 1944

Object Number - UPL 23075 - 2LT Howard Fein 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

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • 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

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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

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