Madsen Howard Walter

Name:

Howard Walter Madsen

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-688598

Unit:

364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-02-08

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Li�ge, Li�ge, Belgium

Plot:

C

Row:

14

Grave:

23

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Howard Walter Madsen was born on October 19, 1920, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Otto Madsen and Anna Elise Skivesen Madsen. He served in the 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier of B-17G #42-40020 nicknamed "Good Pickin" during World War II.

On February 8, 1944, the "Good Pickin" was shot down during a bombing mission over Frankfurt, Germany. The aircraft departed from Station 105 in Chelveston, Northamptonshire, UK, at 08:30. While flying over France, it came under attack by enemy fighters near Lassigny, about 11 kilometers west of Noyon in the Oise department. Five crew members managed to evacuate before the aircraft crashed at 10:33 AM.

2Lt Madsen was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Li�ge, Li�ge, Belgium.

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