Ned Aubrey Howard
Military
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S/Sgt Ned A Howard in Cairo, after his release from POW camp in Bulgaria
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SSgt Ned Aubry Howard was assigned to the 389th Bomb Group, and the 8Air Force in the USAAF, TDY to the USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti bombing mission in the B-24D, The Witch, 41-11840. 1-Aug-43. Shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 173
Awards: DFC, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15074175 / O-728742
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Witch
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Banks, Union County, AR | 19 January 1911 | Son of Laura Josephine “Jodie” [Fike] Howard. |
Enlisted |
Fort Douglas, UT | 13 March 1942 | Fort Douglas, Utah |
Other Shot down POW |
Bulgaria Border | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'The Witch' 41-11840 1-Aug-43; Shot down. POW MACR 173 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Shumen, Bulgaria | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Bulgaria |
Died |
29 May 1994 | ||
Hazelton, ID | |||
Buried |
Old Lapile Cemetery Lapile, Union County, AR | Old Lapile Cemetery Lapile, Union County, Arkansas | |
Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 173