Howard Judson Waldrop
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down near Prum in B-24 42-95028 'The Daddy Rabbit' on 25-Dec-44, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11114
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
Connections
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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: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-563375
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Daddy Rabbit
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Birmingham, Alabama, USA | 26 October 1916 | Son of William Latta and Lena B Waldrop. |
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 24 August 1943 | Fort McClellan, Alabama |
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Died |
Prum, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Shot down near Prum in B-24 42-95028 'The Daddy Rabbit' on 25-Dec-44, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11114 |
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Based |
Hethel | 25 December 1944 | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot D Row 28 Grave 11 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11114 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database