208684 John D. Howell US Navy USS Boise Lt John D Howell he was on the USS Boise on the fateful night of Oct 11th. He was a great war hero. He is 91 yrs old now and in bad health but he received the Naval Cross for his service on the Boise on Oct 11 and was in charge of the planning, plotting and firing of all the guns and with keeping the boat afloat after the attack. He also was later given his own ship to be Captain over the Kaskaskai and also went on to become a avaitor and rescue the men in Anartica in 1947 at Pine Island when their plane went down and 3 died and 6 lived. John D Howell flew in and got them in what is called Operation High Jump. There are numerous articles and mentions of him in books that have been written about the Boise, the Kaskaskai ships and also the Operation High Jump on the rescue of the 6 men in the Anarticia in 1947 it is all in history about these brave men.
An admirer of a great man and the Boise and the men who served on her.
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