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Home State
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Year of Birth
1892 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Howard, Charles Harold, Capt.
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Home Town
Ashland, Oregon |
Last Address
Langley Field, Virginia
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Date of Passing
Oct 25, 1936 |
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Location of Interment
Mountain View Cemetery - Ashland, Oregon |
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Last Known Activity
He enlisted during WWI. In 1932 he won the Mackay Trophy for commanding a hazardous mission that dropped supplies to snow-bound Navajos. In 1934 he piloted 1 of the B-10 bombers on the Army Alaskan Flight from Washington, DC to Fairbanks, AK and back which was commanded by Brig. Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold. Besides being an accomplished pilot, Howard was also an expert in radio communications. In 1939 Gen. Arnold came to Panama to select a site for a new air base and suggested it be named for Howard, who had served in Panama. On Dec 1, 1939, the new base became Howard Field (later AFB). It is now called Panama Pacifico.
Capt. Howard was possibly posthumously promoted to major.
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Other Comments:
Sources:
www.dmairfield.com/people/howard_ch/index.htm
www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Air_Force_Base
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