Dickson, Howard L.
Army 1st lieutenant

Howard L. Dickson, age 20, from Ohio, Montgomery county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Sunday, August 1, 1943
Death details: 1st Lt. Howard L. Dickson, 30, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 23, 2022. In the summer of 1943, Dickson was assigned to the 328th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Liberator bomber on which Dickson was a gunner and instructor was hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, Romania. His remains were not identified following the war. The remains that could not be identified were buried as Unknowns in the Hero Section of the Civilian and Military Cemetery of Bolovan, Ploiesti, Prahova, Romania.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency