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Howard Knox Ramey

United States Army Air Forces general

Died when: 46 years 163 days (557 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Howard Knox Ramey

Howard Knox Ramey (28 June 1896 – 26 March 1943) was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II.Ramey learned to fly in 1918 during World War I and served as an instructor at the Air Corps Advanced Flying School and as a staff officer with the 1st Bombardment Wing between the wars.

He was commander of the IV Bomber Command from 12 August 1942 to 8 November 1942, and was promoted to brigadier general on 17 September 1942.

In November 1942, he became deputy commander of the Seventh Air Force in Hawaii.In January 1943 he became the commander of the V Bomber Command in Australia and Papua, which he led during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea.

In March 1943 he disappeared on a reconnaissance flight over the Torres Strait.Neither his aircraft nor his body has ever been found.


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