John Miller Jr
MilitaryAttacked by fighters on a mission to Augsburg, GR on 16 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-38160 'Little Chub' headed towards Switzerland and the pilot ditched in Lake Zug after the rest of the crew baled out. Interned.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat | Little Chub
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Interned (INT) |
Lake Zug, Switzerland | 16 March 1944 | |
Born |
Girard, Ohio |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3246, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces