Howard Edwin Woltemath

Military

Assigned to 737BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Based at Cerignola, Italy.  Aubrey Edwards crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Graz, Austria in B-24 42-52225 'Moo Juice'. Prisoner of War (POW)

 

Awards:  AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78458) of the 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 15097164 / O-735764
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Star Dust
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bubble Trouble, Star Dust, Star Dust II
  • Unit: 454th Bomb Group 737th Bomb Squadron
Hot Rocks / Moo Juice
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hot Rocks / Moo Juice
  • Unit: 454th Bomb Group 737th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

4 March 1910 BornAlexandria, Nebraska

Enlisted

2 November 1942

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

19 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Other

Discharged

6 October 1945

Died

Julesburg, Colorado 7 June 1983 DiedJulesburg, Colorado

Buried

10 June 1983 InterredSedgwick CemeterySedgwick, Colorado