The Man Behind the Name
S/Sgt. Howard O. Ford served as radio operator aboard B-24D 42-40265 with the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. He was from Upper Marlboro, Maryland. His status is listed as EUS (evaded/unknown status) on the MACR for the August 1, 1943 Ploesti mission.
Ford filed an individual casualty questionnaire regarding crew member Robert H. Howle, noting that Howle was last seen at Hardwick Air Base, England, and was described as a liberated prisoner of war. Among the prior missions Ford listed were Rome, La Palma, Naples, Reggio, Messina, and Ploesti.
Service record.
Missions flown.
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.