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Old 13th July 2026, 17:33
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John B Howland USN
A sailor who went into flight training in 1941. He had served in the USS Chicago (CA-29).

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(A) John B. Howland is mentioned here https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7768...bject-thumb--6 and here https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7768...ject-thumb--17

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Thanks chum, it looks like he'd been with another squadron before he took over VB-6. Perhaps his tour as c.o. was cut off short because he'd already been in combat?

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