Lieutenant Howard Burdick (12 December 1891—20 January 1975) DSC DFC was an American World War I flying ace credited with eight confirmed aerial victories.

[2] Born in Brooklyn, New York, Howard Burdick joined the Air Service, United States Army in 1917 and was deployed to France.

He was assigned to the 17th Aero Squadron, and flew British Sopwith Camels while attached to the Royal Air Force.

Burdick was excited with worry about the fate of his friend Howard Knotts, who had fallen behind enemy lines, and took his revenge on the downed German, shooting him to death on the ground.

On 25 October, while on an offensive patrol, this officer attacked a formation of five Fokker biplanes over the forest of Mormal and succeeded in shooting down one in flames.