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HEWITT, Howard Edgar - Date of
birth
5 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pedricktown, Salem County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Pedricktown, Salem County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-761432 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Sankt-Mauritz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Alward L. Hewitt (father)
Mabel V. Hewitt (mother)
Roberta M. Hewitt (sister)
Naomi R. Hewitt (sister)
Wesley A Hewitt (brother)
Marjorie W. Hewitt (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38151 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Zwickau, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 9354
More information
1st Lt Howard E. Hewitt graduated from Regional High School and attended college. He was a laboratory technician.He enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 29 August 1942.
The group encountered intense accurate flak. The tip of the left wing was blown off which stated a fire at the wing tip and also in No. 4 engine. The airplane went straight down in a slow spin. Eyewitnesses reported it exploded at about 8,000 feet. No parachutes were seen. Two crew members were taken prisoner, eight were killed. They were initially buried at the community cemetery of Sprakel on 9 October 1944.
His brother Wesley also served during the war.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18238601, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com