Walter H Howard

Military

POW. Crashed near Berlin on 10 Apr 45 in B-17 43-39003 - stabilizer shot off.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-39003

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Harrison, Ohio 1 January 1921

Other

Prisoner of war

10 April 1945

Buried

Indiana

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13879; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 341