William A Howell

Military
media-22831.png UPL 22831 "Shady Lady" 42-97385 30-X. Whilst on its 49th mission the aircraft encountered problems with numbers 1 and 2 propellers. The aircraft subsequently made a crash landing near Rechicourt in Eastern France.
Crew on board:
Pilot-2nd Lt. Warren J. Wade (KIA)
Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Theodore L. Prevost (POW)
Navigator-2nd Lt. Burt D. Bream (POW)
Bombardier-2nd Lt. William A. Howell (EVD)
Top Turret Gunner-Sgt. Robert T. Ritter (EVD)
Radar Observer-Sgt. John H. Rex (POW)
Ball Turret Gunner-Sgt. Wilbert Y. Burns (KIA)
Right Waist Gunner-Sgt. Harrison F. Brooks (POW)
Tail Gunner-Sgt. Eugene Gamba (KIA)

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 22831 - "Shady Lady" 42-97385 30-X. Whilst on its 49th mission the aircraft encountered problems with numbers 1 and 2 propellers. The aircraft subsequently...

Crashed near Rechicourt on 8th September 1944 in B-17 Shady Lady 42-97385. Evaded capture.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97385

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shady Lady
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Evaded capture

Germany 8 September 1944

Born

Cincinnati, OH, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 8605;
- 398th History, Vol II

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 8605 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 22831 - "Shady Lady" 42-97385 30-X. Whilst on its 49th...