James Howard
Military | Brigadier General | Fighter Pilot 1055 single engine/Group Commander | 354th Fighter Group
USN 1939-1941 flew F3Fs with VF-6 USS Enterprise CV-6
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Squadron
Military | Brigadier General | Fighter Pilot 1055 single engine/Group Commander | 354th Fighter Group
USN 1939-1941 flew F3Fs with VF-6 USS Enterprise CV-6
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Military | Lieutenant Colonel | fighter pilot-1055 single engine/squadron commander | 354th Fighter Group
CO 356th FS 354th FG Feb 12, 1944 - Oct 2, 1944 & May 20, 1945 - Jun 12, 1945
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Group
The Group moved to England in the autumn of 1943 and was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in December 1943. The Group were the first to fly P-51 Mustangs operationally and in their bomber escort missions pushed to find the long-range limits of the...
Military | Technical Sergeant | GN | 354th Fighter Group
Prisoner of War (POW)
Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot, Pilot | 354th Fighter Group
Prisoner of War (POW) when he baled out at about 18000ft he struck the tail with his legs and was taken to local hospital at Saarburg. Had mid-air collision.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 354th Fighter Group
1st tour Wingman/Element leader 382nd FS 363rd FG Aug. 1943 - Aug. 1944.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 354th Fighter Group
Assigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon to Bockingen, Germany in P-51D 44-13561 'Short Fuze Sally' lagging behind was bounced by Me109's and shot down. Killed in Action (KIA)....
Military | Captain | fighter pilot-1055 single engine | 354th Fighter Group
Flight leader 356th FS 354th FG (2 combat tours) 1942-45 134 missions
3 air kills + 1 ground kill
Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot-1055 single engine | 354th Fighter Group
wingman-element leader-flight leader
356th FS 354th FG 1944-45
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 354th Fighter Group
Assigned 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR), shot down by flak strafing a road convoy, crashed Prum, Germany 25-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11424
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 354th Fighter Group
Born in Fayetteville, AR in 1921. Grew up in Quapaw,OK. Graduated Quapaw HS in 1941. Entered AAC Dec 27, 1941. Married Wilma Joyce Phillips April 8, 1944 in Tallahasse, FL. Flew 86 Combat missions in France and Germany. Lives in Catoosa, OK.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 354th Fighter Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 354th Fighter Group
Killed in Action
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Periers, France. Strafing horse drawn convoy, hit telegraph and attempted to belly land. Pilot Lt William J Walbrecker Killed in Action (KIA), 26-Jun-44...
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
P-51 Mustang
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25 March 2017 20:10:36 | fugari | Changes to nicknames, commanding officers associations, stations and media associations |
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13 March 2015 15:43:07 | rossingtonj | Changes to type |
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27 September 2014 18:42:48 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980) |