Malcolm C Howell
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoined squad 3 August 1942. Shot down 14 May 1943 in B-24D 41-23819 'Rugged Bunny' while serving as Pilot. Losses reports the he died at Suderbrarup, Germany 12 miles north of the crash site. Killed in Action (KIA).
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Rugged Buggy
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Topeka, Kansas, USA | ||
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Buried |
Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot B, Row 37,Grave 28. | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
24392 Süderbrarup, Germany | 14 May 1943 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by fighters and crashed near Eckernforde, Germany. He died at Suderbrarup, Germany |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Feb-2015. Added SN and Burial event per "American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added KIA event per MACR 15509; Edited Biography per 'Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15509 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, MACR 15509, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 119, picture of plane p. 118 National WWII Memorial, ABMC