Howard C Atkinson
MilitaryTogglier, Fastrup, crew. Original radio operator, Laux crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. B-17G #42-39797 'Nancy M' salvaged probably due to battle damage on 13 Feb 1944. RTD. Shot down by fighters and crashed W of Eusweiler/Elsdorf after the crew bailed out on mission #76 to the ball bearing works at Erkner-Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31448 'Half Breed'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Master Sergeant after also serving during the Korean War
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750994
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36045055
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34396249
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804469
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-690534
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, PA | 19 January 1919 | |
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Other 381st BG Combat Tour |
Ridgewell Airfield, UK | 26 December 1943 - 6 March 1944 | |
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Other Shot Down |
West of Elsdorf, Germany | 6 March 1944 | |
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Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | 15 March 1944 | Stalag Luft IV (dates are approximate" |
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Died |
30 May 2005 | ||
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Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery, CA | 3 June 2005 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA Plot 63B 0 64 |
| Normandy, St. Louis, MO |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3001 / MACR 3001, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database