Howard R Combs Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 34380 - 2nd Lt Howard R Combs Jr 486FS, 352FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. 19 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Brux. Whilst strafing a train - dove in too steeply, impacted final R/R freight cars in P-51D 'Lil Evey' 44-14043, near Tiefangr. Killed in Action (KIA). 11-Sep-44 MACR 8660.
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 486th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
12 October 1942 | Enlisted in the Army Air Corps 12-Oct-42. | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Herzberg am Harz, Germany | 11 September 1944 | Failed to Return escort to Brux. Strafing a train, dove into freight cars Herzberg area. Killed in Action (KIA). 11-Sep-44 MACR 8660. |
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Buried |
Herzberg am Harz, Germany | 12 September 1944 | Interred Herzberg cemetery. |
| Clarence, MO 63437, USA | |||
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Based |
Bodney | 11 September 1944 | Assigned to 486FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Re-interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands | ||
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Born |
New Haven, CT, USA | Son of Howard R Snr and Edith W Combs. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Helena-West Helena, AR, USA | Primary flight training - Helena, AR. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Dothan, AL, USA | Basic flight training - Dothan, AL. | |
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Other Pilot training |
Newport, AR 72112, USA | Advanced flight training at Newport, AR., where he won his wings in October, 1943. | |
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Other Flight Instructor |
Newport, AR 72112, USA | Primary flight instructor. |
Revisions
http://aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=44-14043&Submit6=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/28689862
https://www.fold3.com/record/529876495-howard-r-combs-jr
https://www.fold3.com/image/310953053?terms=Howard%20R%20Combs
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=69810
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemete…
Macon Chronicle-Herald (Macon, Missouri)
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56297724/howard-r-combs
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8660 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
