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Forced to make an emergency landing NE of Neerwinden, Belgium on 20 March 1944 in P-47D #42-22535 on a support mission to Frankfurt, Germany. Evaded (EVD). With the help of Belgian citizens and members of the Belgian Resistance, Maupin made it to the Marathon camps of Acremont and Porcheresse, where he was liberated by American troops on 5 September 1944. He was flown back to England on 7 September and rejoined his unit at Martlesham Heath. See more details on his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fmaupinhp.htm
Group
The 356th Fighter Group flew 413 missions between 15 October 1943 and 7 May 1945 and suffered the highest ratio of losses to enemy aircraft claims of any Eighth Air Force Group. This gave the Group the reputation of being the 'hard luck' outfit. The...
Squadron
P-47 Thunderbolt
Due to too heavy cloud cover, Maupin and wingman Lt William Johnson had to fly back to base. As it was flying at about 4000ft over Belgium, Maupin's Thunderbolt #42-22535 was hit by Flak from the battery at Brustem near Liège, Belgium. With the radio...
20 March 1944
A force of 594 fighters of types: P-38; P-47 and P-51 are despatched to escort heavy bombers attacking at Frankfurt and Mannheim, Germany. Dispatch summary follows:
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Military site : airfield
Opened in 1917 as home to the RFC Aeroplane Experimental Unit, Martlesham Heath became well known during the 1920s-30s as home to the Aircraft and Armament Experimental Establishment. Used as an RAF fighter station from 1939, with only a grass airfield...
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| Born | Bradford, IL 61421, USA | 5 May 1918 |
| Enlisted | 5 March 1941 | |
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Galva, Illinois |
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| Evaded capture (EVD) | Belgium | 20 March 1944 – 5 September 1944 |
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with the help of Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance. Was back in the UK on 7 September 1944. |
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| Returned to Military Control (RMC) | 9 September 1944 | |
| Died | Galva, IL 61434, USA | 27 February 1980 |
| Buried | ||
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Howard Maupin rests at the Saint John Cemetery in Bradford, Stark County, Illinois. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 July 2020 12:47:44 | ED-BB | Changes to middlename, service number, biography, events and mission associations |
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MACR 3394 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 January 2018 15:55:20 | Lucy May | Changes to service number, role, biography, events and place associations |
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Correspondence with researcher Gerard Uyttebroek and use of http://www.evasioncomete.org/fmaupinhp.html |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:13:19 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3394 / MACR 3394, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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