Howard Elmer Towers

Military

Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97128) nicknamed "Screwball Express" of the 379th Bomb Group. Printed caption on image: "Screwball Express - B-17G "Mystic M for Mike" - AAF 42-97128."

Kenneth Henry Cassens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-689132
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Frank R Craig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

James E Keller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 698125
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert C Mathews

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

James C Moore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 697668
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-97128

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Screwball Express
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Francisco, CA 27 May 1918 Son of John and Maude Gertrude [Hunter] Towers.

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA 28 March 1941 San Francisco, California

Died

Dallas, TX 6 August 2015

Buried

Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, TX 10 August 2015 Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County, TX Section 17A Site 472

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/629474015
https://www.fold3.com/record/90684527-howard-e-towers
http://www.8thairforce.com/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187179253/howard-elmer-towers

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000