Howard G Maser

Military

Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29603 'Spitball'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29603

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spitball
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

42-3046

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ol’ Jackson ; That Frisco Kid
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 510th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jamaica, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 9 October 1943 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 875 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database