Harry G Bower

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39904 'Bad Penny', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39904

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Penny
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 May 1944

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 13 May 1944

Revisions

Date21 Dec 2020 20:02:17
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

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

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:22
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4785 / MACR 4875, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2244 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database