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HOWARD, Gerald V Jr - Date of
birth
18 January 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio -
Hometown
Clermont County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1011179 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
-
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
6 June 1944 - Place of
death
Magneville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 53 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gerald V. Howard (father)
Marguerite (Royce) Howard (mother)
Harry Howard (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
21-00905 -
Data
unknown
More information
The third Battalion had the unfortunate ability to hit their drop zone right on the mark. As a result of this, 2 of the 3 planes in the battalion that were shot down were from I Company. The first plane to go down was Chalk 15 carrying a mixture of men from 1st Platoon and HQ section. The Jumpmaster was 1st Lt Gerald V Howard Jr and the Pilot was !st Lt Ray Pullen. Chalk 15 had been 1 of 3 planes randomly selected to carry additional ammunition in Wing Bundles, in these cases TNT. A German Tracer Round hit one of the Bundles and the plane exploded in Mid Air.1st Lt Gerald V. Howard Jr. was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Blosville, France.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, WW2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: FOHF, www.findagrave.com - tex*Oma