Howard A Linn
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 32357 - Sergeant Howard A. Linn, Tail Gunner, 492nd Bomb Group.
Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-24 44-40065. Prisoner of War (POW).
Howard wrote an account of his experiences in “World War II and my Prisoner of War Experiences” 49 years after the war ended.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Silver Lady
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag 4, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Details of his capture can be found in "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor. |
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Born |
Garrett, South Dakota, USA | ||
| Radcliffe, IA 50230 USA | |||
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Died |
Revisions
Additional biographical detils from:
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160036151/howard-a.-linn;
- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 5247
MACR 5247 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
