William Harry Fowler
MilitaryAssigned 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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People
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- Date: 17 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
- Date: 10 July 1943
- Date: 26 June 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Orleans, LA | 30 May 1921 | Son of William S Fowler. |
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Enlisted |
Atlanta, GA | 13 March 1942 | Atlanta, Georgia |
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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 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 15 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Died |
21 September 1981 | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 933 Katherwood Drive SW |
Revisions
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).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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