Holly Jackson Howard, Motor Machinist Mate, second class, US Navy
MoMM2 Holly Jackson Howard was one of fifty-six sailors killed aboard submarine USS-44 (SS-155) when it was sunk on 26 September 1943, while on her fifth war patrol, off of Paramushiru, Northern Kuriles. She was sunk during a gun battle on the surface with a Japanese destroyer. Eight men got off of USS-44, but only two were picked up by the destroyer, and they spent the rest of the war as prisoners of war.
He was the son of Mr and Mrs Haskel Erble Howard of Smithvllle, and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
Contributor: Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association (51340955)
Holly Jackson Howard, Motor Machinist Mate, second class, US Navy
MoMM2 Holly Jackson Howard was one of fifty-six sailors killed aboard submarine USS-44 (SS-155) when it was sunk on 26 September 1943, while on her fifth war patrol, off of Paramushiru, Northern Kuriles. She was sunk during a gun battle on the surface with a Japanese destroyer. Eight men got off of USS-44, but only two were picked up by the destroyer, and they spent the rest of the war as prisoners of war.
He was the son of Mr and Mrs Haskel Erble Howard of Smithvllle, and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal.
Contributor: Tennessee Submarine Memorial Association (51340955)
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Tennessee.
Family Members
Flowers
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
