Name:
Louis A. Jr. Howarth
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36574243
Unit:
779th Bomber Squadron
Date of Death:
1944-05-25
State:
Michigan
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Staff Sergeant Louis A. Howarth Jr., gunner of the B-24 42-52463 "Table Stuff" was shot down over the Napoule Gulf by German fighters after a bombing run on enemy communication centers in southern France. The crew managed to bail out, but neither they nor their aircraft were ever seen again.