Serviceman

Howard I Tears

840thEngineer

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Army serial number: 32734328
Rank: Sgt. (23 April 1944), S/Sgt (24 April 1944), S/Sgt (26 April 1944), SSGT (14 June 1944)
Hometown: PENN YAN NY
Also written: Howard Tears
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 110, 182
Sources: 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

John P. Hucle Crew · 840th
Neil Pratt Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

Date	Award	General order	Rank then
14 June 1944	Air Medal	1048	SSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 4664 · 42-5777 The Gin Mill · 23 April 1944 · mission 7, 23 April 1944

Morning reports

2 entries, first 24 April 1944, last 26 April 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1944-04-24 840th: Above 4 d & 6 EM dy to MIA, 03 April 111.
1944-04-26 840th: Above 4 0 & 6 EM rptd as MIA dropped fr rolls. OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT 1ST LT

National Archives pages: roll 469123526 p. 723, roll 469123526 p. 725

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 32: TEARS, Howard I · 23 April 1944

AFPPA- 11
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
File , 4664
Name of crew member:
TEARS, Howard I.
Rank:
s/sgt.
Serial number:
32734328
Position: Crew (Bomber)
fingineor
Did he bail out?
Yes
Where? Over Hungary about 90 NM SSW of Weiner Neustandt. Austria
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to'or at time of loss of plane I had asked
him to check #2 engine as it was badly hit.
Was he injured? No
Where was he when last seen? I saw him at Stàlag 7A kooseberg, Germany
Any hears ay information: None
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: _None
Total number of missions of above crew member:
Five
Dates and destinationa if possible:
In the month of April (Belgrade)(Vila Hungary)
(Splitz, Yugo)Bard, Yugo and Weiner Neustandt
6-3661, AF

National Archives, MACR 4664, page 32 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

23 more statements from MACR 4664 are on the loss record.

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