Howard A Earney

Military

Shot down on 17 April 1943 on 41-24459  'Hellsapoppin'. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.



Wounded on 29 January 1944

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses (LL-B serial number 41-24459), (LL-F serial number 25763) and (LL-C serial number 41-24484), all of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, line up for take off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '22/3/43. 124459 LL-B, 25763 LL-F, 124484 LL-C. 91BG.' Passed for publication 24 Mar 1943. On reverse: Associated Press Ltd and U.S. Army Press Censor [Stamps]. Print No: 254769.

41-24459

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hellsapoppin
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Prisoner of war

17 April 0943 - 23 June 1945

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http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/401st1943.html

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306th BGA Collection, First Over Germany pg. 199 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / NARA, 306th BGA Collection