(F. Birtciel)
Capt. Bert McDowell Jr.
(F. Birtciel)
Capt. Bert McDowell Jr.
338th FS - August 1944 - 06 February 1945 (Prisoner of War)
| Assigned Aircraft | |
| Mission History |
55 missions |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores |
0-0-1 |
| Ground Scores |
2-0 |
| Score Detail |
06 January 1945 Ju-88 destroyed (ground) Giebelstadt 29 January 1945 Me-109 damaged (air) Ulzen 06 February 1945 Ju-88 destroyed (ground) Gerolzhofen A/F |
| Notes |
Born in Kansas City, Missouri on 16 March 1919. MACR No. 12162 Call sign - Acorn 51 26 February 1945 - Awarded 5th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal 10 January 1945 - Started his second tour with the 55th F.G. and 338th F.S. |
| Memories | Bert McDowell tells his story, "55th Mission". |
| Additional Photograph |
Capt. Bert McDowell Jr. (Reproduced with the kind
permission of Mr. Robert M. Littlefield, from the author's book, Double
Nickel, Double Trouble. Nb. Photo opens in new window. Close new window to return to this page. |