The Modesto Bee, Modesto, CA, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1948, p. 16, Col. 1.
Military Rites Are Slated For Flier Killed In Combat
OAKDALE. Nov. 17. - Funeral services for First Lieutenant Howard R. Hartley, 25, of Oakdale, who was killed in action June 14, 1944 when the B26 bomber he was piloting was shot down over France, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Fager Chapel in Oakdale. Military rites will be accorded the World War II flier by the American Legion post in Oakdale. Rev. Merle Clark will officiate at the services and burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery. Hartley was the wearer of a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. He had two Oak Leaf Clusters on his Air Medal. Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hartley; a brother, Jack W. Hartley; three sisters, Marie Hartley of New York City, Mrs. Lois Ann Hartley of Oakdale and Mrs. Beth Chapman of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a grandfather, W. A. Simmonds of Tahoe City. Classmates at Modesto Junior College and Oakdale Union High School will act as pall bearers.
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He was flying in a B-26B that took off from Boreham, England on a mission to Cloyes, France. Hit by heavy flak and burst into flames instantly. Aircraft then peeled off and went down between No 1 and 4 ships in the formation, just missing No 4. Bombs were salvoed and the ship lost more altitude. He succeeded to hold the ship level for a while, until the B-26 dove into the ground, exploded and burned at St Peravy, about two miles west of Orleans-Bricy airfield at 0830hrs. He was serving as the pilot.
Military Rites Are Slated For Flier Killed In Combat
OAKDALE. Nov. 17. - Funeral services for First Lieutenant Howard R. Hartley, 25, of Oakdale, who was killed in action June 14, 1944 when the B26 bomber he was piloting was shot down over France, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Fager Chapel in Oakdale. Military rites will be accorded the World War II flier by the American Legion post in Oakdale. Rev. Merle Clark will officiate at the services and burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery. Hartley was the wearer of a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. He had two Oak Leaf Clusters on his Air Medal. Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hartley; a brother, Jack W. Hartley; three sisters, Marie Hartley of New York City, Mrs. Lois Ann Hartley of Oakdale and Mrs. Beth Chapman of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a grandfather, W. A. Simmonds of Tahoe City. Classmates at Modesto Junior College and Oakdale Union High School will act as pall bearers.
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#48021049:
He was flying in a B-26B that took off from Boreham, England on a mission to Cloyes, France. Hit by heavy flak and burst into flames instantly. Aircraft then peeled off and went down between No 1 and 4 ships in the formation, just missing No 4. Bombs were salvoed and the ship lost more altitude. He succeeded to hold the ship level for a while, until the B-26 dove into the ground, exploded and burned at St Peravy, about two miles west of Orleans-Bricy airfield at 0830hrs. He was serving as the pilot.
The Modesto Bee, Modesto, CA, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1948, p. 16, Col. 1.
Military Rites Are Slated For Flier Killed In Combat
OAKDALE. Nov. 17. - Funeral services for First Lieutenant Howard R. Hartley, 25, of Oakdale, who was killed in action June 14, 1944 when the B26 bomber he was piloting was shot down over France, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Fager Chapel in Oakdale. Military rites will be accorded the World War II flier by the American Legion post in Oakdale. Rev. Merle Clark will officiate at the services and burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery. Hartley was the wearer of a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. He had two Oak Leaf Clusters on his Air Medal. Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hartley; a brother, Jack W. Hartley; three sisters, Marie Hartley of New York City, Mrs. Lois Ann Hartley of Oakdale and Mrs. Beth Chapman of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a grandfather, W. A. Simmonds of Tahoe City. Classmates at Modesto Junior College and Oakdale Union High School will act as pall bearers.
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#48021049:
He was flying in a B-26B that took off from Boreham, England on a mission to Cloyes, France. Hit by heavy flak and burst into flames instantly. Aircraft then peeled off and went down between No 1 and 4 ships in the formation, just missing No 4. Bombs were salvoed and the ship lost more altitude. He succeeded to hold the ship level for a while, until the B-26 dove into the ground, exploded and burned at St Peravy, about two miles west of Orleans-Bricy airfield at 0830hrs. He was serving as the pilot.
Military Rites Are Slated For Flier Killed In Combat
OAKDALE. Nov. 17. - Funeral services for First Lieutenant Howard R. Hartley, 25, of Oakdale, who was killed in action June 14, 1944 when the B26 bomber he was piloting was shot down over France, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Fager Chapel in Oakdale. Military rites will be accorded the World War II flier by the American Legion post in Oakdale. Rev. Merle Clark will officiate at the services and burial will be in the Citizens Cemetery. Hartley was the wearer of a Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. He had two Oak Leaf Clusters on his Air Medal. Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hartley; a brother, Jack W. Hartley; three sisters, Marie Hartley of New York City, Mrs. Lois Ann Hartley of Oakdale and Mrs. Beth Chapman of Pittsburgh, Pa., and a grandfather, W. A. Simmonds of Tahoe City. Classmates at Modesto Junior College and Oakdale Union High School will act as pall bearers.
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#48021049:
He was flying in a B-26B that took off from Boreham, England on a mission to Cloyes, France. Hit by heavy flak and burst into flames instantly. Aircraft then peeled off and went down between No 1 and 4 ships in the formation, just missing No 4. Bombs were salvoed and the ship lost more altitude. He succeeded to hold the ship level for a while, until the B-26 dove into the ground, exploded and burned at St Peravy, about two miles west of Orleans-Bricy airfield at 0830hrs. He was serving as the pilot.
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