Howard J Gurney
Military
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Howard J. Gurney
Greta de Groat
Born October 30, 1922 in Camden, N.J. Active service dates April 15, 1944-December 21, 1946; last rank Captain. Stationed at Rattlesden, B-17 pilot, 31 missions, chiefly assigned to American Beauty (43-37797). Became a building inspector in the cities of Newark, California and Sunnyvale, California, 1960s-1980s. Died November 17, 2001 in Bakersfield, California. And he could dance. Thanks, Dad, you will always be my best dance partner.
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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
Missions
- Date: 21 April 1945
- Date: 20 April 1945
- Date: 19 April 1945
- Date: 17 April 1945
- Date: 16 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945