Glen Howard

Military

Shot down on 33rd mission 19 April 1945 in B-17 #4338135. 2 of 9 crew members survived. Prisoner of War (POW).



AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38135

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Muncie, Indiana 11 December 1923

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 April 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14193 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Self, MACR 14193