Jung, Howard Arnold

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Jung, Howard Arnold ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-761959 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, effective 26 July 1944.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	3 August 1944
Results	Killed In Flying Accident Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fairview Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fairview, New Jersey
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 28 January 1922 Jung died in a crash-landing on the night of 3 August, 1944. He was the pilot of a minimal crew, which had taken off to 'slow-time' a new engine when the evening fog settled in. They crashed when they attempted to land.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-08-03-517⇓ (4.171 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Jung, Howard Arnold	Pilot	KIFA
2nd Lt. Vranna, James Allan⇗	Co-pilot	WNC
2nd Lt. Bates, Thomas Cooper⇗	Navigator	KIFA
2nd Lt. Davis, James Buford⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Wolters, Herman John⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Perry, Harold Lloyd⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIFA
SGT. Laursen, Harold James⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Creasy, Roland Estes⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Peters, William F⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
SGT. Walker, James Duffie, Jr, "J.D."⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 0 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--	3 August 1944	None Non-combat sortie	Pilot	42‑107224⇗	Crashed when unable to locate runway, after fog and darkness occurred, while slow-timing new engines. Sortie Report⇗

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