Howard B Hamilton

Military

Original 100th in Boise, Idaho. Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30830 M'lle Zig Zag on 19th mission while lead Bombardier to Munster. Retired Col. Combat Engineers 

AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ DUC/ POW 
After the war Howard took a degree in Electrical Engineering going on to do a Ph.D at Oklahoma State. His professional life has been mostly in teaching and research; in 1965 he became chief of an USAID project in Chile and was then Chair of the E.E department at the University of Pittsburgh. Howard had stayed on in the Reserves, teaching in the Engineers School at Fort Belvoir and completing the Command and General Staff College course. 

Mentioned in "Eighth Air Force", By Donald L. Miller.

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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

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Major John C. Egan, of the 100th Bomb Group, wearing a fez on his return from the Regensburg Shuttle mission. Associated News Story: '"Arabian Knights Return": Men Who Made Shuttle-Bombing Raid On Regensburg. Wearing red fezes and carrying Arabian knives, the first contingent of airmen who participated in the shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg returned from their temporary North African bases yesterday, August 22 - five days after the heavy attack on the Nazis' largest aircraft Messerschmidt factory. No b

John Clarence Egan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-399510
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Commander

Aircraft

42-30830

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: M'lle Zig Zag
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

28 October 1923

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

10 October 1943 - 1 June 1943 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Died

28 November 1998 (aged 75)

Buried

Plot Section 66, Grave 3629

Revisions

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Added some Highlighting in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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'Splasher Six'

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Updated his rank and the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 744445.
Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 744445,

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Updated the POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a connection to the VIII Bomber Command mission on 10 Oct 1943 as listed in the "Summary biography".

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"Eighth Air Force", By Donald L. Miller.

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Added POW camp information 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" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1029 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 1029