Howard Gilmore Reichard
Military
Bombardier
340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF
KIA - 2 February 1944
Object Number - UPL 54953 - 2LT Howard Gilmore Reichard Bombardier 340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF KIA - 2 February 1944
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 488th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32138550
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 488th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742568
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 488th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6299577
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jewett, Ohio | 17 December 1919 | |
| Jewett, Ohio | 1 July 1941 | Worked for Leece-Neville Company as a sheet metal worker | |
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Died |
near Campoleone, Italy | 16 February 1944 | KIA when his B-25C took a direct flak hit and crashed. |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO | 30 March 1949 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA PLOT SECTION 82 SITE 80-82 |
