Howell Leslie Broxton

Military

Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew P-47s in 54 missions for 184 combat hours. Evaded after crashing in Holland in P-47D OC-R 42-8549 'Elsie' 17-Sep-44 picked up by 82nd Airborne Div. and spent a week in aid station - the Battalion Commander appointed him an Asst. Battallion Surgeon.



Post War Remained in USAF, flew 101 combat missions in Korea. Retired as Lt. Colonel in Aug-66.



Awards: DFC, AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Little Fifi
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Elsie Fearless Fosdick
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

China Grove, Alabama 29 May 1917 Son of Howell Eugene and Addie Mae [Wright] Broxton.

Enlisted

Napier Field, AL, USA 15 May 1942 Napier Field, Dothan AL, USA

Other

Crashed

Marianna, FL, USA 14 August 1943 Mechanical Failure Marianna, FL Cat 3 damage Lt Howell L Broxton, 14-Aug-43. AT-6C 41-32699 - 696 SEFTS.

Based

Martlesham Heath 19 May 1944 - 30 October 1944 Assigned to 359FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK 20 June 1944 Landing Accident Martlesham Heath/Sta 369 Cat 3 damage Lt Howell L Broxton, 20-Jun-44. P-47D 42-22488 - 359FS 356FG 8AF.

Other

Belly landed EVD

Groesbeek, Netherlands 17 September 1944 Belly landed in P-47 42-8549 after hit by flak, Groesbeek, Holland. EVD. MACR 8799.

Other

Evaded capture (EVD)

Netherlands 17 September 1944 - 24 September 1944 After being picked up by the 82nd Airborne Division, spent a week in aid station - the Battalion Commander appointed him an Asst Battallion Surgeon !!

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 30 October 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Camarillo, CA, USA 27 May 2003

Buried

Camarillo, CA, USA Conejo Mountain Memorial Park Camarillo Ventura County California, USA

Other

Promotion

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Dothan, AL, USA

Other

Pilot training

481 Williamson St, Montgomery, AL 36114, USA Class 43-G Pre Flight training - Maxwell Field, AL.

Other

Pilot training

Carlstrom Field, (407) 812-6331, Arcadia, FL 34266, USA Class 43-G Primary flight training - Carlstrom Field Arcadia, FL.

Other

Pilot training

Cochran Field Rd, Macon, GA 31216, USA Class 43-G Basic flight training - Cochrane Field, Macon, GA.

Other

Pilot training

Marianna Municipal Airport, 3689 Industrial Park Dr, Marianna, FL 32446, USA Class 43-G Advanced flight training - Army Airfield, Marianna, GA.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8799 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self