Paul Owen Hower Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply to Bastogne released short of LZ due to flak Prisoner of War (POW), 27-Dec-44 MACR 11187.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Skelly Oil Company chemical lab supervisor.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: CG-4A Haig
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Butler County, KS, USA | 29 October 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA | 19 June 1942 | Fort Leavenworth KS, USA |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
1.5 mile Nth Bastogne, Belgium | 27 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply to Bastogne released short of LZ due to flak POW 27-Dec-44 MACR 11187. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 27 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
El Dorado, KS 67042, USA | 1 July 1993 | |
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Based |
Upottery | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
El Dorado, KS 67042, USA | Sunset Lawns Cemetery El Dorado Butler County Kansas, USA |
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