Howard M Burkhart

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Wipperfurth on 5 Apr 45 in B-24 'Tinker Bell' #4440158

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tinker Belle
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Denver, Colorado, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 5 April 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14110 / MACR 14110 & p222 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION edited by Randy Baumgardner, D790.A2S45 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database