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CPL Howard Hutchinson

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CPL Howard Hutchinson Veteran

Birth
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death
16 Nov 1944 (aged 28)
Cherbourg-Octeville, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot B Row 4 Grave 35
Memorial ID
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Howard served as a Corporal, 314th Transport Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Iowa prior to the war.

Howard died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident during the war.

Service # 37439074

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His plane crashed on landing after returning from a mercy mission to France. - National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Leslie Veit, Gooney Birds and Ferry Tales pg 338

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Two other airmen were also killed on this flight:

Albrecht, Vernon F., 2nd Lt, Maryland
Copell, Raywood, S/Sgt, Louisiana

(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)

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Howard served as a Corporal, 314th Transport Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Iowa prior to the war.

Howard died in the "Line Of Duty" of a non-battle related incident during the war.

Service # 37439074

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His plane crashed on landing after returning from a mercy mission to France. - National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Leslie Veit, Gooney Birds and Ferry Tales pg 338

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Two other airmen were also killed on this flight:

Albrecht, Vernon F., 2nd Lt, Maryland
Copell, Raywood, S/Sgt, Louisiana

(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)

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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56645896/howard-hutchinson: accessed ), memorial page for CPL Howard Hutchinson (4 Jul 1916–16 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56645896, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).