World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Howard James Musgrave
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jamestown, North Dakota
Honored By
Eileen Read
Relationship
Friend
PRISONER OF WAR, CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS ON MARCH 18, 1944 IN NORTHERN ITALY. HE WAS LIBERATED IN JULY, 1945 BY THE RUSSIANS. HE WAS A BOMBER NAVIGATOR ON THE B-17 AIRCRAFT. HE WAS ON HIS 49TH MISSION WHEN HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN AND HE WAS CAPTURED.