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REID, Howard Dunklin Jr - Date of
birth
2 April 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina -
Hometown
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-671178 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Between Rauwerd and Poppingawier, 9 miles southwest of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 2 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Howard D. Reid (father)
Sadie R. Reid (mother)
Manney C. Reid (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31086 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1567
More information
Howard Reid graduated from the University of South Carolina. He then enrolled in graduate school at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) where he was pursuing a Master's degree in Biology.He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 19 July 1941.
The airplane was shot down by a FW 190A of JG 1/1 and may have collided with B-17 #42-37739. The entire crew of both planes (20 men in total) were killed and were initially buried at the cemetery of Poppingawier on 21 or 31 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The State Newspaper Columbia SC December 31 1943, Arie-Jan van Hees - Bomb 43-02 San Angelo Texas, Reid Family Collection - courtesy of Debbie Holloman