Earl Howard Jr
MilitaryShot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31529 at approximately 1345, Prisoner of War (POW) at STALAG LUFT III West Compound barracks 158 room 14, arrived on 4/30/1944, POW#4106, MACR#4146. Also held at Stalag Luft XIII-D in Nuremburg. At end of April 1945, prisoners of Stalag Luft XIII-D were marched to Stalag Luft VII-A in Moosburg, GER (known as the Moosburg March), until liberation on April 29th, 1945 by General Patton's 3rd Army.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 April 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Des Moines, Iowa | 24 November 1916 | Born Des Moines, Iowa to |
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Died http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/24april44.html |
12 February 1996 | Died 12 Feb 1996 Des Moines, Iowa |
Revisions
Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4146