Howard Clinton Kirk
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Branch: Army Air Corps
UT Major/Affiliation: Business Administration, 1940-1942
Hometown: Nashville, TN
- Jan. 18, 1922 – Jan. 10, 1944
- Nashville, TN
- Business Adm. – 1940-1942
- 2nd Lt. – Army Air Corps
- 13th Squadron, 403rd Troop Carrier Group. MIA over the Pacific. Buried at Manila American Cemetery
Howard Clinton Kirk Jr. (Jan. 18, 1922 – Jan. 10, 1944) was from Nashville, Tennessee. He attended the University of Tennessee for Business Administration from 1940 to 1942. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was trained as a 2nd Lieutenant flying C-47s. He flew with the 13th Squadron of the 403rd Troop Carrier Group that flew supplies and troops across the Pacific Theater. His plane went missing over the Pacific Ocean on January 10, 1944, during a transportation mission. He is memorialized at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines.
