The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
1st Lt. Frederick S. Howering flew as co-pilot aboard the lead B-24L 44-49573, 329th Bomb Squadron, on 23 March 1945. He survived the crash and was taken prisoner by German forces.
While a prisoner, Howering confirmed to 2nd Lt. Diez the deaths of Lts. Krall and Farwell, having seen their bodies. He and Diez were ordered by captors to dig the grave of Sgt. Wils. Howering returned to Allied control on 12 April 1945.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
O-825175
Missions flown.
4 catalogued · 23 Mar 1945 — 12 Sep 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record