Howard Joseph HALNON
"Howie"
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Source : Alan Lathrop
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-732463 (11038447) | ||||||
AGE | 27 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1917 | ||||||
ETAT | Addison VERMONT | ||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Francis Edward & Sarah Josephine McNulla HALNON Siblings : Francis Michael, Sarah Isabel, Agnes, William Edward, John Dalton, Dorothy, Leonard Charles, Howard Joseph & James M. | ||||||
RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Farm hands, general farms | ||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 13 January 1942 Rutland VERMONT | ||||||
SQUADRON | 556th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
GROUP | 387th Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 12 May 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Isle de Wight | ||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-55-MA - s/n 42-96190 FW*W
Macr : 11384 Mission : Attaque des postes de flak vers Barfleur/La Pernelle (50) Takeoff station 162 Chipping Ongar, Essex UK Engine failure - Frozen orders Airplane evacuated by parachute | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
GRAVE |
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DECORATION |
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STORY | |||||||
Source : Alan Lathrop | |||||||
Saint Marys Cemetery Source : Jen Snoots | |||||||
According to the Radio report, the evacuation order was given on the Cotentin but was not heard by the entire crew. Only the co-pilot and the bomber jumped. The pilot then attempted to fly to England. He reached the Isle of Wight but could not land, orders frozen. The remaining crew then jumped and the plane apparently crashed on the island, towards Kingston
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Crew of B-26 Marauder - type B-55-MA - s/n 42-96190 FW*W
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Lieutenant | Emett G | BOND | Pilot | Recupered | O-671859 | |
1st Lieutenant | Daniel Rhodes III HANNA | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-738382 - AM+3/PH - 22 yo - Willoughby, OHIO |
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1st Lieutenant | Howard Joseph "Howie" HALNON | Bomber | Dead | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-732463 - AM+5/PH - 26 yo - Salisbury, VERMONT | |
T/Sergeant | Robert W | TOEPFER | Radio/Gunner | Recupered | 16093821 | |
S/Sergeant | James J | HINES | Mechanic/Gunner | Recupered | 32322280 | |
S/Sergeant | Stanley L | MOODY | Gunner | Recupered | 15104627 | |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |