SSgt Howard Judson Waldrop (1916-1944)

SSgt Howard Judson Waldrop Veteran

Birth

26 Oct 1916

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA

Death

25 Dec 1944 (aged 28)

Bovigny, Arrondissement de Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium

Burial

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map

Plot

D, Row 28, Grave 11

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Gunner S/Sgt. Howard J. Waldrop KIA
Hometown: Alabama
Squadron: 565th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 34814519
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Marion A. Hutchens KIA

Target: Wahlen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 25-Dec-44
Serial Number: 42-95028
Aircraft Model B-24D-20-CF
Aircraft Letter: -L
Aircraft Name: THE DADDY RABBIT
Location:
Cause: German fighters 5 KIA, 4 POW

The group loses three aircraft on Christmas Day 1944..

Crew of THE DADDY RABBIT
2nd/Lt. Marion A. Hutchens Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Herman Greenspan Co Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Arthur M. Janis Navigator KIA
T/Sgt. Gordon W. Ice Engineer 33678182 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
T/Sgt. Elmer E. Kay Radio Op. POW
S/Sgt. Peter P. Miller Gunner Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12 36022870
S/Sgt. James Purdie Jr. Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 39121867
T/Sgt. Arthur J. Ricci KIA
S/Sgt. Howard J. Waldrop Gunner KIA

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Entered the service from Alabama.

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William Jackson Waldrop

1918–2003

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