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MIDKIFF, Howard Heath - Date of
birth
16 June 1920 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Amelia County, Virginia -
Hometown
Richmonnd, Henrico County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13034295 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
446th Bombardment Squadron,
321st Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
24 March 1943 - Place of
death
Djebel Tebega, Tunesia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 13 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Heath B. Midkiff (father)
Grace (Horton) Midkiff (mother)
Blanche V. Midkiff (sister)
Glendi M. Midkiff (brother)
Estel R. Midkiff (sister)
Ardith G. Midkiff (sister)
Lila E. Midkiff (sister)
Vera A. Midkiff (sister)
Ruby E. Midkiff (sister)
Price E. Midkiff (brother)
Frank L. Midkiff (cousin)
Joyce (Johnson) Midkiff (niece)
Leroy Midkiff (nephew)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-13212 -
Data
Type: B-25G
Destination: Djebel Tebaga, Tunisia
Mission: Ground support bombing
MACR: 14577
More information
Howard Midkiff worked in a machine shop.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Richmond, Virginia on 12 January 1942.
The airplane was hit in the radio-compartement by heavy anti-aircraft fire over the target and crashed.
Three crew members survived, three men were killed.
Howard Midkiff was initially buried at the American Military Cemetery and Memorial in Tunis, Tunisia.
His cousin Frank Midkiff is buried at Plot K, Row 14, Grave 15. Most likely S/Sgt Midkiff was reburied at Margraten at the request of his familiy.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com,
1930 census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.archives.gov
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Sandy Riepe