Howard Eppler, WWII
Howard W. Eppler
Hometown when you
entered the Service:
Kansas City, KS
Service Number:
17127764
Bomb Group:
40th
Squadron:
44th
Location of Unit
when assigned:
Pratt AAF, Kansas
Missions Flown:
Hump Missions Flown:
6
Targets:
Awards/Decorations:
Service Schools attended
:
Keesler Field -- Airplane Mechanic
Nov 1942-Mar 1943
Chanute Field -- Advanced Instrument
Apr 1943-Jun 1943
NCOPTIS -- Miami Beach, FL
Jul 1943-Oct 1943
Military Specialty Earned/Assigned:
MOS 747-Airplane and Engine Mechanic
MOS 686-Airplane Instrument Mechanic, Specialist
Military Rank Upon Discharge:
S/Sgt.
Crew Type:
Ground Crew
Aircraft Name and
Serial Number/s:
Were you a POW?:
No
Where?:
Were you interned?:
No
Where?:
Date transferred from the 58th Bomb Wing:
10/45
Post-World war II Military Service:
None
Post-World war II Civilian Occupation/s:
Minister/Missionary 1950 to 1998.
Thoughts about service in the 58th Bomb Wing:
Further Comments :
Howard Eppler in India, 1944.
Howard Eppler, 2002.
