Howard Emerson Wiggins
Military
Object Number - UPL 29456 - Capt. Howard E Wiggins [ Tunkhannock, PA ], 361st Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15094 QI-A "Angeleyes III". On the left is Crew Chief S/Sgt. Joe Young...
Assigned to 361FS, 365FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD. Died in Service.
Awards: DFC, AM (10OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 July 1921 | Son of James Edwards and Elizabeth Laura “Lizzie” [Hunter] Wiggins. | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 30 June 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Charleston AFB, SC | 9 September 1959 | |
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Buried |
Sunnyside Cemetery Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, PA | 12 September 1959 | Sunnyside Cemetery Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Martlesham Heath | Assigned to 361FS, 365FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
356th FG Assoc data / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
