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| NAME: |
William A.
Howell |
| NICKNAME: |
Bill |
| RANK: |
Lieutenant
Colonel |
| BRANCH: |
INF / TC |
| STATUS: |
Retired |
| SERVICE: |
26 years |
| DOB: |
02 November
1919 |
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| SERVICE
INFORMATION |
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| HOURS
FLOWN: |
5000+ |
| COMBAT
HOURS: |
312 |
| FLT/NCO
CLASS: |
San
Marcos, TX 1946; Fort Sill Class P-29 |
| SCHOOL: |
Guilford
College, Greensboro, NC |
| MILITARY
SCHOOL: |
Infantry
OCS |
| AVN
DESIGNATION: |
1-1
Master Army Aviator |
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| AIRCRAFT
INFORMATION |
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| L-4 |
L-5 |
L-13 |
L-16 |
| L-17 |
L-18 |
L-19 |
L-20 |
| L-21 |
OV-1 |
U-1 |
U-6 |
| U-8 |
U-9 |
UH-1 |
VCH-3 |
| H-13 |
CH-21 |
H-25 |
H-34 |
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| COMBAT
EXPERIENCE |
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| North
Africa |
| Italy,
Rune-Arno |
| Naples-Foggia |
| 1st
U.N. Counter-Offensive, Korea |
| CCF
Spring OPI |
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| UNIT
ASSIGNMENTS |
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| 1957-1961 |
Presidential
Pilot |
| 1951 |
Aviation
Advisor, ROK Army |
| 1947-1950 |
NCNG
Aviation Advisor |
| 1947 |
357th
Glider Infantry, 82d Abn Div |
| 1946 |
Air
University, Maxwell AFB |
| 1946 |
3rd
Infantry Division, Fort Campbell, KY |
| 1943-1946 |
North
Africa - Italy |
| 1938-1943 |
Enlisted
Service - Field Artillery |
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| POSITIONS
HELD |
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| Commander,
Transportation Test Activity |
| Commander,
Presidential Flight Detachment |
| Commander,
3rd Aviation Battalion |
| Commander
4th & 506th Transportation Companies |
| Rifle
Company Platoon Leader and Commander |
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| DECORATIONS |
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| Chung
Mu DMS w/ gold star |
| Bronze
Star [4] |
| American
Lamp Medal |
| Army
Commendation Medal [3] |
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| SIGNIFICANT
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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| Board
of Directors, Army Aviation Museum
Foundation, Inc. |
| Organized
and set the Standards for Executive
Flight Detachment |
| Was
the first Army Presidential Helicopter
Pilot (Eisenhower) |
| Made
first helicopter landing in Rome, Paris,
Madrid, Lisbon, and many other places |
| Order
of Saint Michael (Silver) |
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