Howard Leslie Sadler
MilitaryAssigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Parachuted from B-24 42-51116 'Nature's Nymph' on 7-Jun-44 when plane developed trouble after returning from mission. RTD.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095871 / O-691341
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Nature's Nymph
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Rumburgh Parish Church
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
San Juan, TX | 7 June 1920 | Son of Leslie Hugh and Nella A [Doedyns] Sadler. |
Died |
Omaha, NE | 16 November 2010 | |
Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, NE | 20 November 2010 | Forest Lawn Memorial Park Omaha, Douglas County, NE |
Based |
Bungay | Assigned to 705BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61801508/howard-l_-sadler
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit history