Howard Joseph Eklund

Military

Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 42-37725 ditched in North Sea 31 December 1943. Returned to base. Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-31497. Prisoner of War (POW).

 

Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31375

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pueblo, Colorado, USA 24 March 1922 Born Pueblo, Colorado

Enlisted

13 January 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 11 April 1944 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Died

Sequim, Washington 7 February 2012 Died Sequim, Washington

Buried

Gethsemane Cemetery Federal Way, King County, Washington 10 February 2012 Interred Gethsemane Cemetery Federal Way, King County, Washington

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84908404/howard-j-eklund

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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3820 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 3820, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…