Ned Aubrey Howard

Military
media-48862.jpeg UPL 48862 S/Sgt Ned A Howard in Cairo, after his release from POW camp in Bulgaria

Fold3.com

Object Number - UPL 48862 - S/Sgt Ned A Howard in Cairo, after his release from POW camp in Bulgaria

SSgt Ned Aubry Howard was assigned to the 389th Bomb Group, and the 8Air Force in the USAAF, TDY to the USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti bombing mission in the B-24D, The Witch, 41-11840. 1-Aug-43. Shot down. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 173



Awards: DFC, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15074175 / O-728742
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Witch
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Banks, Union County, AR 19 January 1911 Son of Laura Josephine “Jodie” [Fike] Howard.

Enlisted

Fort Douglas, UT 13 March 1942 Fort Douglas, Utah

Other

Shot down POW

Bulgaria Border 1 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'The Witch' 41-11840 1-Aug-43; Shot down. POW MACR 173

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Shumen, Bulgaria 1 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Bulgaria

Died

29 May 1994
Hazelton, ID

Buried

Old Lapile Cemetery Lapile, Union County, AR Old Lapile Cemetery Lapile, Union County, Arkansas

Based

1 August 1943 Assigned to 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorKickapoo
Changes
Sources

Details added for clarity. - Kickapoo

Date
ContributorKickapoo
Changes
Sources

Punctuation. - Kickapoo

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

DB correction

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 173

Ned Aubrey Howard: Gallery (2 items)