Joseph P Hovantz

Military

Joseph Hovantz was Bombardier on B-17G #42-97483 on the 6 March 1944 mission to Berlin. Damaged by fighters but continued to the target. Crew was later forced to bail out and a/c crashed near Wilmersdorf, a Berlin suburb, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW).

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People

William H Masters

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35519229
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Curtis Morgan Moore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19011630
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Henry F Osowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31284401 (in his NARA Enlistment Records – 31224401 in his NARA POW records…)
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Wayne Frederick Sabins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39616326
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

23 March 1942 Cleveland, Ohio

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

6 March 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 1

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Revisions

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NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
MACR 2902

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2902 / MACR 2902, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database