Charles Howlingcrane Jr

Military

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30804, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

People

Harold E Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33345132
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Joseph W Kane

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 2044662
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Manning Lee Lawrence

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734478
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Charles B Lozenski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33 350 953
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Airplane Armorer / Gunner

Victor C Maxwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30375

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yo-Yo --- Miss Donna Mae
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

42-30804

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Austria 14 October 1943 POW camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Charles Jr. Howlingcrane/ Southern Cheyenne Tribe/American Indian

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Charles Howlingcrane Jr. is Southern Cheyenne, American Indian

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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).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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AAF Archives

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AAF Archives

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 922 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database