Howard Udell Feldman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-50547.jpeg UPL 50547 "Lt. Ferguson's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 12 March 1945."

Rear L-R: Joseph Alexander Heustess Jr, Michael J Brennan Jr, Harry Gray, William D O'Malley Jr, Byron O Young, Harry I Mazer
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Front L-R: Allan H Ferguson Jr, John F Schmid, Howard U Feldman.

Corrected spelling of Harry Gray’s name and added connection

Object Number - UPL 50547 - "Lt. Ferguson's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 12 March 1945." Rear L-R: Joseph Alexander Heustess...

Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen in B-17 42-97266 25-Apr-45; hit by flak over target area. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 14224



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-778761
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Godfathers inc.
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA 9 May 1924 Son of Stella Feldman.

Enlisted

Allentown, PA 11 May 1943 Allentown, Pennsylvania

Died

Pilsen, Czech 25 April 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Pilsen in B-17 42-97266 25-Apr-45; hit by flak over target area. KIA MACR 14224

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Nuthampstead 25 April 1945 Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, France Plot A Row 28 Grave 6

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14224 / MACR 14224, mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld pp.185 & 193 pictures p. 187 and 193. 98th BG web site. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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