Reber Hurve Gower
MilitaryAssigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12903
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16138659 / O-928022
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 352nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Springfield, MO | 8 April 1918 | Son of Jesse D and Gertrude F Gower. |
Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, KS | 4 March 1944 | |
Other Baled out POW |
Waidhofen, Austria | 4 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brux in B-17 44-6351 4-Mar-45; flak, crashed Waidhofen, Austria; POW MACR 12903 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 4 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
17 December 1973 | ||
Born |
Kansas City, KS | ||
Based |
Lucera | 4 March 1945 | Assigned to 352BS, 303BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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