William Harry Fowler

Military

Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Munster in B-17 42-30272 'Fritz Blitz' 10-Oct-43; shot down, baled out Haakbergen, Holland, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1118

Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Eldon J Broman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16060366 / O-665661
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Kenneth Stebbins Knowlton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12045903 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30178

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Darlin' Dolly
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30233) of the 95th Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Munster, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-6414) nicknamed "Herky Jerky II" (circled) breaks formation due to damage. Printed caption on reverse of print: '26414 AC - Munster, Germany (Oct 10, 1943), disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" in flight. U.S. Air Force Photo. 10-10-43.'

42-30181

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Herky Jerky II | Lover Boy
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

42-30226

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spook V
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

42-30272

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fritz Blitz
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

42-3226

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Chuck
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Orleans, LA 30 May 1921 Son of William S Fowler.

Enlisted

Atlanta, GA 13 March 1942 Atlanta, Georgia

Other

Shot Down/Captured

Haaksbergen, Netherlands 10 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Munster in B-17 42-30272 'Fritz Blitz' 10-Oct-43; shot down, baled out Haakbergen, Holland, POW MACR 1118

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 15 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa.

Died

21 September 1981
Atlanta, GA 933 Katherwood Drive SW

Revisions

Date14 Mar 2021 20:44:54
ContributorAl_Skiff
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28608279
https://www.fold3.com/image/646580113
https://www.fold3.com/record/624620992/william-fowler-1921-veterans-aff…

Date12 Mar 2021 19:42:29
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date12 Mar 2021 19:37:47
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date20 Aug 2020 20:22:58
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=900271
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/2166
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3873502…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:07
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database