S/Sgt James E. Howell Jr. flew 26 missions, from 12/05/1943, mission #3, to 09/17/1944, mission #144. He served as a Ball Turret Gunner and Waist Gunner.
S/Sgt Howell Jr. served with the following crewman: 1st Lt Harold S. Arnold, T/Sgt Nathan C. Binkin, Major Allison (HQ) C. Brooks, S/Sgt Leonard H. Cushing, 1st Lt William M. Eaton, Major Theodore C. Hoffman, S/Sgt Harry E. Jackson, S/Sgt Phil N. Knapp, Capt Arnold C. Kuenning, Capt Clyde A. Lewis, 1st Lt Milton F. Maloney, Sgt Alfred P. Marshall, S/Sgt Frank A. Merlino, S/Sgt Clarence R. Miner, Sgt Charles L. Roundtree, Col William T. Seawell, 1st Lt Cloyd W. Sellers, 1st Lt Emmett S. Sutton, Sgt William A. Tosh, T/Sgt Melvin C. Weber and 1st Lt Ralph W. Wolfe
