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**Pilot Accounted For From World War II (Lurcott, H.) **By DPAA Public Affairs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2019 —U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Howard T. Lurcott, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Jan. 28, 2019.

On Jan. 21, 1944, Lurcott was a member of the 38th Bombardment Squadron, 30th Bombardment Group, stationed at Hawkins Field, Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, when the B-24J bomber aircraft he was piloting crashed into Tarawa lagoon shortly after takeoff. Lurcott and the nine other servicemen aboard the aircraft were killed.

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Lurcott’s name is recorded on the Courts of the Missing at the Punchbowl, site along with others missing from WWII. A rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate he has been accounted for.

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