Howard Jerome Keenan

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-37750. Initially evaded, he was captured. Prisoner of War (POW). See the page with full details about his evasion and capture at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fkeenanhj.html

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary T
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

21 September 1914 Brooklyn, New York

Other

Bailed out

14 October 1943 over Holland from B-17 #42-37750

Other

Evaded capture

14 October 1943 - 10 January 1944 Arrested between Bordeaux and Dax, France

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

10 January 1944 Stalag Luft 4
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States

Died

Upper Darby, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 915
Added address for his page at website www.evasioncomete.be

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database