Howard M Harris
MilitaryShot down 3 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30035 'Torchy'. Stayed 2 1/2 mos in France, helped by Underground, Evaded. Picked up in Spain and kept for 12 days then released and went back to England
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pasadena Nena aka Torchy
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
28 July 1918 |
Revisions
Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added S/N per info on the 100th BG website.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; Roll of Honor; Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p.264 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia