Howard D Prowse | American Air Museum

Howard D Prowse

Military

35 missions over Germany; stationed in Guam after GTO tour; 20th AF on Guam & Japan; air transport command after WW II out of Great Falls, MT

DFC/ Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ European Theater/ Asiatic Theater/ American Theater/ Good Conduct Medal/ Japanese Occupation WW II

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (MS-O, serial number 42-3177) nicknamed "The Hellion", of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group flies over countryside. Printed caption on reverse: '65922 USAF - From the altitude this Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 381st Bomb Group is flying, the countryside resembles a patchwork quilt. U.S.AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'The Hellion.'

535th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-39906

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Squat ‘N Droppit
Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Charleston, West Virginia	7 February 1923

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:14

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx