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MITCHELL, Howard Leo - Date of
birth
1 February 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Grand Bay, Mobile County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Bogue Chitto, Kemper and Neshoba County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-821330 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
Talge-Wilsten, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 46 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ensign F. Mitchell (father)
Essie E. (Robertson) Mitchell (mother)
Eugene F. Mitchell (brother)
Harry V. Mitchell (brother)
Daphna I. Mitchell (sister)
Joseph C. Mitchell (brother)
Russel G. Mitchell (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38693 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of munitions and tank plants
MACR: 11333
More information
1st Lt Howard L. Mitchell graduated from Mississippi State College in 1942.The aircraft was hit by flak.
Statement of Jess V. Ziccarello, Flight Officer:
"About one-half hour after we left the target I heard over command that aircraft 43-38693 had three engines feathered. He said at this time that he did not think he would be able to reach England. I was told by another Navigator that the approximate position of aircraft 43-38693, when last heard from, was 100 miles from the allied lines. Six parachutes were seen from subject A/C after it first left formation at 5236 N - 1315E. The altitude of the A/C was 24,000 feet but the interval between jumps could not be estimated."
1st Lt Howard L. Mitchell was first buried at the POW Cemetery at Lingen, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Various Family Trees, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com/db/index/php, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: FOHF, Mississippi State College 1942