Howard Goodall Boon Jr

Military

Damaged by fighters on a mission to Frankfurt am Main, GR on 11 Feb 1944, B-17G 42-39962 crashed near Dieppe, FR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39962

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 February 1944

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7190;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2529;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,

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Contributorbombercommand
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Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7190

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 2529 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database