Burgoon, Howard Cyril

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Burgoon, Howard Cyril ‡ ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	T-60131 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	26 June 1943
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 26 June 1943 per General Orders #14, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 19 August 1945.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 27 February 1920
Related Documents	Post Loss Document File #2⇓ (0.820 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Burgoon, Howard Cyril	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Kress, Victor Charles⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Wilmot, David Barr, "P B"⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Hunt, Tom J E⇗	Bombardier	EV
S/SGT. McFarland, Harold Sylvester⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Peckham, Edward Lawrence⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Aguiar, William (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Ullmer, Henry Joseph⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Ashworth, George (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Jenkins, Roland Hariston⇗	Flexible Gunner	EV

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
2⇗	25 June 1943	Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany	Pilot	42‑30031⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. Sortie Report⇗
3⇗	26 June 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Pilot	42‑30031⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft; last seen with three engines smoking, diving at a 45° angle; five chutes reported. Crashed in Bernouville, France (6km west of Gisors). No MACR. Sortie Report⇗

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