Howard F. Gotts

World War II
Service #12055796
Unit66th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
RankSergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From New York
Date of DeathAugust 1 1943
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Tablets of the Missing
66th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart
Notes

Initially listed missing in action, Sergeant Gotts' remains have been recovered and identified. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.