Howard Royce Via
MilitaryAssigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Original member of Cook crew, not aboard B-26 43-34212 when crew was lost in mid air collision. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19051218 / O-734198
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 15 019 555
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bailey, Fannin County, TX | 8 July 1917 | Son of Matthew Turner and Dora Hoyle [Tucker] Via. |
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Died |
Baytown, Harris County, TX | 21 September 2011 | |
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Based |
Boreham | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Earthman Memory Gardens, Baytown, Harris County, TX | Earthman Memory Gardens, Baytown, Harris County, Texas |