AIR COMMANDO 2 Cody, Howard Rudolph (Wild Bill)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Cody ​

• FORENAME

Howard Rudolph (Wild Bill) ​

• UNIT

1 Air Commando Squadron (34 Tactical Group) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

3040275 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

24th November 1963 ​

• AGE

29 ​

• GRAVESITE

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• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Gulfport,Mississippi​

born 5.9.1934 Gulfport,Mississippi​

husband of Myrna Cody,139 Perry Street,Gulfport,Mississippi (3 children)​

graduated Gulfport High School​

attended University of Southern Mississippi​

entered service 1954​

Aviation Cadet Program 13.2.1954​

commissioned 2Lt 16.5.1955​

53 Air Rescue Squadron,Iceland 1958 (C-54 pilot)​

award Norwegian Medal of Valor​

awards A.F.C. (posthumous),Air Medal with oak leaf cluster​

pilot​

B-26B Invader (44-35703)​

MIA south of Ca Mau,Military Region 4,South Vietnam​

body not recovered​

memorial headstone at​

Biloxi National Cemetery,Biloxi,Harrison County,Mississippi Section MA Site 12-A ​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 01E Line 35 ​

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