Howard Henry Vannoy
MilitaryAssigned to 368BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew 12 member. B-17 42-30713 'Phyllis Marie' fell out of formation and was attacked by fighters and forced to make an emergency landing S of Cottbus, GR on the return from a mission to Erkner, Berlin on Mar 1944. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2987
Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17064882 / O-804504
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phyllis Marie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 9C
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Madisonville, Kentucky | 6 August 1918 | Son of Claud L and Nannie Mae [Henry] Vannoy. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Knox, KY | 13 July 1940 | Fort Knox, Kentucky |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bad Sulza, Germany | 6 March 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag IXC. |
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Died |
1 April 1981 | ||
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Buried |
Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, OR | 4 April 1981 | Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
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Other Repatriated |
Repatriated due to injury. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2987, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces