Howard Foster Avent

1921 - 1987  (66 years)

• Name	Howard Foster Avent
  Born	10 May 1921	Chatham County, NC
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Sep 1987	Granite Falls, NC
  Buried	17 Sep 1987	Nat. Cemetery, Rock Quarry Rd., Raleigh, NC
  Person ID	I0276	avefamily
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Edward White Avent,   b. 3 Jul 1879, Harnett Co., NC ,   d. 20 Jun 1943, Morrisville, NC  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Margaret Exum Hamlet,   b. 30 Apr 1885, Chatham County, NC ,   d. 15 May 1948, Burlington, NC  (Age 63 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1903	Burlington, NC
  Notes	North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Name: Ed W Avent Gender: Male Birth Date: abt 1878 Age: 25 Race: White Spouse: Maggie Hamlet Spouse Gender: Female Spouse Age: 18 Spouse Race: White Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1903 Marriage Location: Baldwin Marriage County: Chatham Marriage State: North Carolina Source Vendor: North Carolina State Archives
  Photos		Avent brothers: The seven Avent brothers, children of Edward W. Avent and Maggie Hamlet Avent, of Chatham Co., NC, taken in Burlington, NC, during WWII. L-R: Al, Howard, Doug, Bill, Clyde, Raymond, Edward. Howard, second from left, was the webmaster's father. Three of the brothers served in the military during WWII: Howard as a B-25 tail gunner in the 14th Air Force in China (this outfit was formerly known as the Flying Tigers), flying over 60 combat missions, Doug in the Navy in the South…
  		Avent, Edward W. and Maggie Hamlet Avent and family, (of Chatham Co., NC) taken about 1927. (l-r) Howard, Doug, Bill, Margaret, Ed, Maggie, Al (held by Maggie), Clyde. Photo from "The Cleggs of Old Chatham" by Harold Broughton.
  Family ID	F074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eunice Carol Johnson,   b. 27 Oct 1922, Burlington, NC ,   d. 20 Jan 1990, Newport News, VA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	25 May 1947	Burlington, NC
  Children	+ 1. Susan Gwen Avent   2. Steven Foster Avent
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2013
  Family ID	F073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Avent, Howard Foster (1921-1985)

  
  

• Notes

  Born in Chatham Co., NC. Served as a tail gunner in the 14th Air Force in China and Burma (the 14th AF was the outfit that succeeded the Flying Tigers, when the all-volunteer Flying Tigers became incorporated into the USAAC). Commanded by Gen. Claire Chennault. Flew over 55 combat missions, shot down three times. Also served in the USAF during the Korean Conflict . Is buried in Rock Quarry Veteran's Cemetary, Raleigh, NC. Name: Howard F Avent Birth Year: 1921 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: North Carolina State: North Carolina County or City: Alamance Enlistment Date: 30 Nov 1942 Enlistment State: North Carolina Enlistment City: Fort Bragg Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Army Air ForceSource: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 70 Weight: 164 U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2006 Name: Howard F Avent Service Info.: SSGT US AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II, KOREA Birth Date: 10 May 1921 Death Date: 15 Sep 1985 Service Start Date: 22 Nov 1942 Service End Date: 17 Aug 1955 Interment Date: 17 Sep 1985 Cemetery: Raleigh National Cemetery Cemetery Address: 501 Rock Quarry Road Raleigh, NC 27610 Buried At: Section 16 Site 204