Howard Joe Turlington

Military

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

UPL 65910 UPL 65910 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 July 1943/Villacoublay, France.
Back Row L-R: Johnny Butler (P), Joe Baggs (B,) Maurice Dillingham (Ac), Herman Wollenweber (Cp,) Ed Knowling (N)
Front Row L-R: Joe Turlington (Tt), Marion Rogers (Wg), Burnia Martin (Wg), William Wolven (Bt), Preston Davis (Ro).

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Object Number - UPL 65910 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 July 1943/Villacoublay, France. Back Row L-R: Johnny Butler (P), Joe Baggs (B,) Maurice Dillingham (Ac), Herman...

Shot down 16 September 1943 on 14th mission in B-17 #42-5849 'Hell's Belles II. MACR 772

'Evaded' Escaped over the Pyrenees with William Ross (448th). E&E Report #814

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

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

547th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Edward Johnson Knowling

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O – 736868
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Herman Wollenweber

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O –672010
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a wall. Six men standing in rear and four men seated in front

42-5849

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hell's Belles II
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 97

Date: 16 September 1943

Places

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Dunn, North Carolina, USA	13 May 1919
Enlisted	Columbia, SC 29206, USA	1 May 1942	Residence: Harnett County, North Carolina Private, Branch Immaterial
Other Assigned	Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14, UK	11 March 1943 - 16 September 1943	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943
Other Evaded	France	16 September 1943 - 26 June 1944	Escape and Evasion Report #814
Died		20 April 2014
Other Promoted	Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14, UK		Promoted to Master Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #133 dated 9 July 1944. 14 Combat Missions.