Gerald R Howard

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Kraienwisch on 8/24/44 in B-24 Smitty #4294780



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-94780

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Smitty
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Shattuck, Oklahoma, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 24 August 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8463 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database