Howard Glenn Crissman

Military
media-36976.jpeg UPL 36976 POW card from HG Crissman's 6 month stint in Germany in WWII HG Crissman

From article in Elks magazine, Nov 2005 "American Heroes: Brave Men in B-24s", and certified by my Dad, HG Crissman

Object Number - UPL 36976 - POW card from HG Crissman's 6 month stint in Germany in WWII

Shot down on 27 December 1944 on a mission to Bruck, Austria aboard B-24 Liberator (Serial number 44-41165) nicknamed "Thundermist". The aircraft fell from formation and crashed after being hit by Flak. Crissman and his crew were all captured and take prisoner of war

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78458) of the 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Thundermist
  • Unit: 454th Bomb Group 739th Bomb Squadron

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I am his son

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MACR 10646 via Fold 3

Information provided by Jim Crissman, son

Howard Glenn Crissman: Gallery (4 items)