Howard, James, ENS

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Ensign
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1948-1966, US Air Force (USAF)
Service Years
1937 - 1941
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Home Country
China
China
 Year of Birth
1913
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
Canton
Date of Passing
Mar 18, 1995		  

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Author of Roar of the Tiger: From Flying Tigers to Mustangs, a Figther Ace's Memoir
   
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Awarded Medal of Honor while serving with the 9th Army Air Force in Europe.

Assigned to protect a bomber mission over Germany, Colonel Howard single-handedly engaged thirty German aircraft, shooting down three with several other probables either destroyed or damaged. Before it was over, three of his guns were out of action and he was dangerously low on fuel. 

Howard was the only fighter pilot to be awarded the Medal of Honor in the European Theater of Operations.
   
  1939-1939, USS Lexington (CV-2)

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Unit
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Rank
Ensign
NEC
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Base, Station or City
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USS Lexington (CV-2) 		Hull number CV-2

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Lexington-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

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Last Updated: Nov 13, 2008
   
   
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18 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS Lexington (CV-2)
SMITH, Donald, CAPT, (1921-1951) Lieutenant Commander
Mott, Charles, CAPT, (1937-1963) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Robbins, Thomas Hinckley, RADM, (1919-1962) OFF Commander
Stump, Felix Budwell, ADM, (1917-1958) OFF 132X Lieutenant Commander
Crommelin, Charles Laurence, CDR, (1931-1945) OFF 131X Lieutenant
Aurand, Evan Peter, VADM, (1938-1972) OFF Ensign
SWANSON, Leroy, RADM, (1937-1976) OFF 139X Ensign
Roop, Gordon, PO1, (1937-1942) MU MU-0000 Musician 1st Class
Javorek, William Anthony, CPO, (1922-1945) MU MU-0000 Petty Officer 1st Class
Norman, Leslie Purnell, PO1, (1935-1956) WT WT-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Waggoner, James Stanley, CPO, (1935-1945) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Beaudette, Lloyd Wilson, CPO, (1934-1943) QM QM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Webster, Raymond Eugene, PO2, (1935-1942) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Nichols, Russell Bert, CPO, (1938-1957) F1c F1c-0000 Fireman First Class
Landon, Kenneth Leon, PO3, (1939-1942) F3c F3c-0000 Fireman 3rd Class
Buckmaster, Elliot, VADM, (1908-1944) Commander
Ward, Sibley Logan, CDR, (1935-1960) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Bill, David Spencer, CAPT, (1939-1969) Ensign

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