Howard C Atkinson

Military

Togglier, Fastrup, crew. Original radio operator, Laux crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. B-17G #42-39797 'Nancy M' salvaged probably due to battle damage on 13 Feb 1944. RTD. Shot down by fighters and crashed W of Eusweiler/Elsdorf after the crew bailed out on mission #76 to the ball bearing works at Erkner-Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31448 'Half Breed'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Retired from the USAF with the rank of Master Sergeant after also serving during the Korean War

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34602703
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39104963
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746646
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11085139
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Half Breed
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, PA 19 January 1919

Other

381st BG Combat Tour

Ridgewell Airfield, UK 26 December 1943 - 6 March 1944

Other

Shot Down

West of Elsdorf, Germany 6 March 1944

Other

POW

Tychowo, Poland 15 March 1944 Stalag Luft IV (dates are approximate"

Died

30 May 2005

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery, CA 3 June 2005 Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA Plot 63B 0 64
Normandy, St. Louis, MO

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3001 / MACR 3001, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database