Howard Samson Askelson
MilitaryAssigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x aerial victory. Transferred to 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Remained in USAF served 31 years as a fighter interceptor pilot and a squadron leader, rising to the rank of Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Iowa, USA | 26 January 1921 | Son of Nels Smason and Belle [Jenkins] Askelson. |
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Enlisted |
Boone, IA 50036, USA | 10 February 1941 | Boone, Iowa |
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Other Assigned |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | 16 February 1943 - 4 March 1944 | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Paris, France | 26 November 1943 | Me109 destroyed Paris Area 26-Nov-43. |
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Other Transferred |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 4 March 1944 | Transferred to 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Mid Air Collision |
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA | 5 August 1955 | Mid Air Collision over Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Cat 1 damage, pilot Capt Howard S Askelson, 5-Aug-55. F-86D 53-565 - 97FU. |
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Died |
Rochester Hills, MI, USA | 7 December 2012 | |
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Buried |
White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Troy Oakland County MI | 12 December 2012 | White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery Troy Oakland County Michigan, USA. |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other Promotion |
Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK | Promoted to Captain. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book DUXFORD DIARY by the - Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
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https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/21684922/
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