Howard J Adams
Military
UPL 65891
UPL 65891
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 10 July 1943/Abbeville, France.
Standing, Rear Row L-R: William Dietel (P), George W. Harris (AC), Colonel Budd J. Peaslee (did not fly sortie), Herbert W. Funk (NAV), Sidney P. Taylor (TG), Kenneth C. Dutton (Observer), Edward Amory (FG)
Kneeling, Front Row L-R: Clyde W. Davis (B), Howard J. Adams (TT), Wyman D. Martin (WG), Lawrence E. Dunmyer (BT), Ardell H. Bollinger (RO)
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Standing, Rear Row L-R: William Dietel (P), George W. Harris (AC), Colonel Budd J. Peaslee (did not fly sortie), Herbert W. Funk (NAV), Sidney P. Taylor (TG), Kenneth C. Dutton (Observer), Edward Amory (FG)
Kneeling, Front Row L-R: Clyde W. Davis (B), Howard J. Adams (TT), Wyman D. Martin (WG), Lawrence E. Dunmyer (BT), Ardell H. Bollinger (RO)
Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30032 'Sky Queen'. Prisoner of War.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sky Queen
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wilton Junction, Iowa, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Hollland | 28 July 1943 | Held at Stalag 17b |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=56;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
Roll of Honor MACR 15165;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=a...
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 15165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database