Howard O Hunter Jr

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31172 'Miss Patricia'. Landed in Switzerland. Interned.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31172

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Patricia
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 24 April 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4279 / MACR 4279, First Over Germany pg. 279, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database