Harry L Howie Jr

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Berlin-Spandau on 6 Mar 1944 in B-24J 42-109832 'De-Icer'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-109832

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: De-Icer
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

6 March 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia.

Born

Pinebluff, North Carolina

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2957, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces