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WOODSON, Howard L - Date of
birth
9 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
West Viriginia -
Hometown
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-815622 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
352nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
26 July 1944 - Place of
death
Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Virgil Powell (stepfather)
Faye Powell (mother)
Margaret L. Woodson (sister)
Tursia L. Woodson (sister)
Carolyn T. Woodson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102929 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 7143
More information
1st Lt Howard L. Woodson joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Patterson Field, Ohio. He graduated from the advanced twin-engine flying training school at Blytheville, Arkansas and was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in November 1943. He was sent overseas in March 1944.His sister Margaret served with the Women's Auxiliary Corps at Daytona Beach, Florida.
The airplane was flying straight and level when airplane 42-30385, which had his right wing on fire due to enemy aircraft attacks, hit it in the side with its left wing. Airplane 42-102929 exploded in mid-air.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Tursia Porter Turner, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Dayton Daily News
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Hans van Schaardenburg via Tursia Porter Turner (niece)