The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Howard Julius Landry
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
36 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
Date of Death
March 17, 1951
First Lieutenant Landry was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter-interceptor with the 36th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On March 17, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft suffered a mid-air collision with a MiG-15 and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.