World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Howard Hailes
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Shubuta, Mississippi
Honored By
Mr. Clyde H. Hailes
Relationship
Brother
Served with the 40th Troop Carrier Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group. Transport Pilot. Lead on one of the first C-47 sky train flights to Australia in 1942. Missing in action on February 10, 1943. He was en route to Fenton, Australia; Iron Range, York Peninsula in Queensland.