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PAYNE, Howard Welby - Date of
birth
30 December 1919 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Fauquier County, Virginia -
Hometown
Fauquier County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33122442 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 June 1943 - Place of
death
Rosenhof Farm
Ehndorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Roger W. Payne (father)
Mary D. Payne (mother)
Robert L. Payne (brother)
Roger T. Payne (brother)
Mary T. Payne (sister)
Hester L. Payne (sister)
James Payne (brother)
Scott Payne (brother)
Juanita Payne (wife)
Howard W. Payne, Jr (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29940 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 16200
More information
T/Sgt Howard W. Payne enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 6 January 1942.An aircraft believed to be B-17F 42-29940, piloted by 1st Lt Loog, was hit by an aerial bomb while flying in the target area. The aircraft was seen to explode and no further observations made.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten