Crew Roster · Personal File
Howard L. Dickson
Gunner · 328th Squadron
1st Lt. Howard L. Dickson flew as gunner instructor on the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission. He was reported killed in action following the loss of aircraft 42-40612.
Dickson was interred in the village cemetery of Plop, Commune of Harsa, District of Prahova, Romania, alongside Flight Officer Joe E. Boswell. His next of kin was listed as Mrs. Estelle Dickson (mother), 3826 Cleveland Avenue, Dayton, Ohio.
Killed in ActionPASSED 01 AUG 1943
Sortie Log
2 CATALOGUED SORTIES
01 AUG 1943 — 01 AUG 1943
01 AUG 1943 — 01 AUG 1943
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 AUG 1943
Ploesti Oil Fields
B-24D serial 42-40612 (designated A/C No. 612-K in unit records) departed Benghazi on August 1, 1943 as part of the low-level mission against the Ploesti oil fields in Romania. The aircraft was lost over the target as a result of enemy anti-aircraft fire. Weather conditions at the time of loss were not available. The aircraft carried a crew of eleven. Engine serials recorded: (a) 42-62861, (b) 42-62807, (c) 42-62784, (d) 42-62037. The MACR was prepared on 14 July 1944 by 1st Lt. George D. Weisel, Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. Two crew members, Dickson and Boswell, were interred in the village cemetery of Plop, Commune of Harsa, District of Prahova, Romania. A sketch of the cemetery was attached to the MACR file.
Euroclydon The Storm42-40612
№ 115
01 AUG 1943
Ploesti Oil Fields
B-24D serial 42-40612 (designated A/C No. 612-K in unit records) departed Benghazi on August 1, 1943 as part of the low-level mission against the Ploesti oil fields in Romania. The aircraft was lost over the target as a result of enemy anti-aircraft fire. Weather conditions at the time of loss were not available. The aircraft carried a crew of eleven. Engine serials recorded: (a) 42-62861, (b) 42-62807, (c) 42-62784, (d) 42-62037. The MACR was prepared on 14 July 1944 by 1st Lt. George D. Weisel, Air Corps, Intelligence Officer. Two crew members, Dickson and Boswell, were interred in the village cemetery of Plop, Commune of Harsa, District of Prahova, Romania. A sketch of the cemetery was attached to the MACR file.
Euroclydon The Storm42-40612
§ Interment
Cemetery
Florence American Cemetery