Howard A Turnquist

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22149.jpeg UPL 22149 Howard A Turnquist - Swan, 487th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22149 - Howard A Turnquist - Swan, 487th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down over channel and crashed near Spa Belgium in B-17G 44-8614

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-8614

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

24 December 1944

Born

Swan, Iowa

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12207 / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/TurnquistCrew.shtml

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Object number: UPL 22149 - Howard A Turnquist - Swan, 487th BG, KIA