Forrest W Howell

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42-102432, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102432

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tiny Angel
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 15 August 1944 Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database