Howard served as a Technical Sergeant on B-17 "Bar Fly" #42-40008, 532nd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hartford County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 22, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-40008 took off from Station 168, England on a bombing mission over Germany. After a successful mission, and while returning to their station, they were involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G #42-31490. They crashed north-north-east of Schweinfurt, Germany.
Howard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11100826
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-40008:
Bollinger, Hubert S ~ S/Sgt, OH
Bowen, George A ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Brzoska, Walter ~ 2nd Lt, CT
Draa, Clyde C ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hickey, Paul A ~ S/Sgt, CA
Holub, Libor J ~ T/Sgt, TX
Neville, Edward J ~ 2nd Lt, WI
Poquette, Howard R ~ T/Sgt, CT
Thomson, Thomas P ~ 1st Lt, IN
The fate of B-17G #42-31490 is currently unknown.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Hartford County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 22, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-40008 took off from Station 168, England on a bombing mission over Germany. After a successful mission, and while returning to their station, they were involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G #42-31490. They crashed north-north-east of Schweinfurt, Germany.
Howard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11100826
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-40008:
Bollinger, Hubert S ~ S/Sgt, OH
Bowen, George A ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Brzoska, Walter ~ 2nd Lt, CT
Draa, Clyde C ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hickey, Paul A ~ S/Sgt, CA
Holub, Libor J ~ T/Sgt, TX
Neville, Edward J ~ 2nd Lt, WI
Poquette, Howard R ~ T/Sgt, CT
Thomson, Thomas P ~ 1st Lt, IN
The fate of B-17G #42-31490 is currently unknown.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Howard served as a Technical Sergeant on B-17 "Bar Fly" #42-40008, 532nd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Hartford County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 22, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-40008 took off from Station 168, England on a bombing mission over Germany. After a successful mission, and while returning to their station, they were involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G #42-31490. They crashed north-north-east of Schweinfurt, Germany.
Howard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11100826
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-40008:
Bollinger, Hubert S ~ S/Sgt, OH
Bowen, George A ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Brzoska, Walter ~ 2nd Lt, CT
Draa, Clyde C ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hickey, Paul A ~ S/Sgt, CA
Holub, Libor J ~ T/Sgt, TX
Neville, Edward J ~ 2nd Lt, WI
Poquette, Howard R ~ T/Sgt, CT
Thomson, Thomas P ~ 1st Lt, IN
The fate of B-17G #42-31490 is currently unknown.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Hartford County, Connecticut prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 22, 1942 in Hartford, Connecticut. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-40008 took off from Station 168, England on a bombing mission over Germany. After a successful mission, and while returning to their station, they were involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G #42-31490. They crashed north-north-east of Schweinfurt, Germany.
Howard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11100826
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-40008:
Bollinger, Hubert S ~ S/Sgt, OH
Bowen, George A ~ 2nd Lt, NJ
Brzoska, Walter ~ 2nd Lt, CT
Draa, Clyde C ~ S/Sgt, OH
Hickey, Paul A ~ S/Sgt, CA
Holub, Libor J ~ T/Sgt, TX
Neville, Edward J ~ 2nd Lt, WI
Poquette, Howard R ~ T/Sgt, CT
Thomson, Thomas P ~ 1st Lt, IN
The fate of B-17G #42-31490 is currently unknown.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Howard R. Poquette
TSgt ~ 532nd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy
Connecticut ~ March 24, 1944
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