Howard Emerson Ford

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19896.jpeg UPL 19896

The Sedalia Democrat Newspaper (Missouri)

Object Number - UPL 19896

Shot down by flak and crashed near Munich in B-17 #42-97273, Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report #7586.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Victor Douglas Brecht

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37500292
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Vincent DePaul Matlack

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-818721
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

James Edward Rosborough

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-810033
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97273

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aces & Ates
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas City, Missouri 28 August 1910 Born in Garfield, Arkansas

Other

Promoted

23 June 1944 Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #120 dated 23 June 1944.

Died

12 July 1944 KIA

Buried

Jefferson Barracks, 533 Grant Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, Verenigde Staten Final Resting Place or Memorial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri

Other

Assigned

12 July 1944 Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #81 dated 1 May 1944. James Rosborough Crew, 27 Combat Missions.

Revisions

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Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

 

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5561

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The Sedalia Democrat Newspaper

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www.ancestry.com, Report of Interment

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7568 / MACR 7568, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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