Howard R Hibbard
Military ROLL OF HONOURKIS. Crashed near Barmouth on flight to USA killing 10 crew and 10 passengers, including Howard Hibbard who was piloting the plane.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39212537
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Service |
8 June 1945 | Died in the crash of B-17 44-8639 returning to the USA, close to the summit of Craig Cwm Llwyd on the southern side of the Mawddach Estuary, near Barmouth, | |
Born |
Indiana | Indiana, the son of Lewis C. and Mary Hibbard | |
Buried |
Howard Hibbard rests at Plot D, Row 7, Grave 63 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-30499 and the pilot, Howard Hibbard, mentioned in the A/C description.
ContributorED-BB
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WWII Casualties for Clinton County, Indiana
https://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/wales/boeing-b-17gā¦
ABMC website
ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 203 and The 351st Bomb Group in WW II by Harris and Harbour c. 1985 REF D790G35111293. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia