REMEMBERING SHARED HONOR

76th Fighter Squadron In Memory Of Captain Howard L.Krippner 23rd Fighter Group

A pictotial site documenting the memorial services for Howard L.Krippner, Captain (Ser.#0-42656) 14th Air Force, 76th Fighter Squadron,23 Fighter Group who was shot down on August 27th,1943 near Yueyang City, Hunan Province, China.The crash site was located by information provided Major Robert Costello, Capt. Krippner's flight leader on the day he was shot down and the tireless effort of Patrick Lucas and his team that have dedicated themselves to finding the lost crash sites and bring closure to some events that happened over sixty years ago. Their motto is "REMBERING SHARED HONORS". My thanks also to Virginia "Ginni" Krippner for sharing the photos you see on this site.

This is a photo of Ginni Krippner,her husband Pete and nephew Steffan, with the family they stayed with during the memorial services for Captain Krippner

This is a photo of the hillside where the memorial was held. The main explosion when the plane hit was on a hill above this site. The site is marked in this photo by the raised dirt mound,wreaths and silver smoke rising. All very symbolic of a perfect ending to this servive.

The procession at the base of the hill walking up to the grave site at the beginning of the memorial.

Ginni Krippner,husband Pete and nephew in the procession to the grave site.

The symbolic burning of the paper house,paper money and straw, on the grave site mound that the villagers made.

Ginni Krippner and nephew along with Chines friends at the grave site while the items burn.