Howard served as a Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on a B-17F #42-30649, 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Mississippi County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 6, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Howard was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Martinsbuettel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 18169211.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30649
Ball, Jennings A ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Cash, Donald L ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Missouri
Evans, Howard L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Arkansas
Fuller, Roger W ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Illinois
Gill, Clinton M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Louisiana
Goodner, Jim B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Harris, John E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Louisiana
Obechina, Thomas ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Pettibone, Charles R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, Vermont
Wilson, Milton Y, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
He resided in Mississippi County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 6, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Howard was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Martinsbuettel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 18169211.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30649
Ball, Jennings A ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Cash, Donald L ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Missouri
Evans, Howard L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Arkansas
Fuller, Roger W ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Illinois
Gill, Clinton M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Louisiana
Goodner, Jim B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Harris, John E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Louisiana
Obechina, Thomas ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Pettibone, Charles R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, Vermont
Wilson, Milton Y, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Howard served as a Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on a B-17F #42-30649, 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Mississippi County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 6, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Howard was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Martinsbuettel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 18169211.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30649
Ball, Jennings A ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Cash, Donald L ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Missouri
Evans, Howard L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Arkansas
Fuller, Roger W ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Illinois
Gill, Clinton M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Louisiana
Goodner, Jim B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Harris, John E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Louisiana
Obechina, Thomas ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Pettibone, Charles R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, Vermont
Wilson, Milton Y, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
He resided in Mississippi County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 6, 1942 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farmer and also as Single, without dependents.
Howard was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was attacked by German Aircraft and crashed near Martinsbuettel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service ID: 18169211.
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30649
Ball, Jennings A ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, North Carolina
Cash, Donald L ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Missouri
Evans, Howard L ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Arkansas
Fuller, Roger W ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Illinois
Gill, Clinton M ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Louisiana
Goodner, Jim B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Texas
Harris, John E ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Louisiana
Obechina, Thomas ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California
Pettibone, Charles R ~ Sgt, Bombardier, Vermont
Wilson, Milton Y, 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Inscription
SGT, 327 AAF BOMB SQ, 92 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II
Gravesite Details
He was originally interred in Belgium and was later repatriated here.
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