Howard James Brock
Military
Object Number - UPL 62700 - T/Sgt Howard J. Brock
Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5860 'Escape Kit'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, POW, American campaign, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-729797
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Escape kit
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lake Odessa, Michigan | 3 April 1918 | Born Lake Odessa, Michigan |
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Enlisted |
Fort Custer, Michigan | 2 April 1942 | Enlisted Fort Custer, Michigan |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 17 August 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland |
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Other Discharged |
9 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Grand Rapids, Michigan | 24 July 1976 | Died Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Buried |
Lakeside Cemetery Michigan | 27 July 1976 | Interred Lakeside Cemetery Lake Odessa, Michigan |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 675 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
