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Howard
Dempsey
Howell
POW (Korea) MIA

Home:

Tulsa

, 

Oklahoma

Howard Howell was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    6149th Tactical Control Squadron

    Regiment:

    6147th Tactical Control Group

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Korean War)

    Action Date:

    July 12, 1951 – MIA In Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    Captain Howard Dempsey Howell (AFSN: 15402A), United States Air Force, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was captured on 12 July 1951 during the Korean War. He was unaccounted for after the war and is presumed to have died or been killed while in captivity.