John William Haney

Military
media-32820.jpeg UPL 32820 1st Lt Howard O. Brown parachuted from B-17 44-8704 on March 19, 1945. He was captured and imprisoned at Stalag Luft I, North 2 - Barrack 7 - Room 4.

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Associated people records.

Object Number - UPL 32820 - 1st Lt Howard O. Brown parachuted from B-17 44-8704 on March 19, 1945. He was captured and imprisoned at Stalag Luft I, North 2 - Barrack 7 - Room...

POW Shot down by flak and crashed at Heuach on 7/21/44 in B-17 #4297140 This was on mission to Regensburg, 9th mission. Was in Stalag Luft 1 at Barth. Liberated by Russian Army May, '45. Walked out of camp to English lines at Wismer,Ger.



POW/AEME ribbon w 1 battle star/Air Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Attien, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 21 July 1944

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MACR 7413

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7413 / MACR 7413; self; Snetterton Falcons, pg 169, 178 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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