John Oliver Millham
MilitaryAssigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach'. Suffered broken leg on landing, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5297.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19102880 / O-749350
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Georgia Peach, Black Puff Polly
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Broome County, NY, USA | 8 August 1921 | Son of Oliver Hunt and Minnie Anna [Layton] Millham. |
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Enlisted |
Binghamton, NY, USA | 20 April 1942 | |
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Other Baled out |
Mahndorf, 28307 Bremen, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach'. Wounded in Action, POW. MACR 5297. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Richmond, VA, USA | 5 February 1996 | |
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Based |
Glatton | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Broome County, NY, USA | |||
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Buried |
Richmond, VA, USA | Holy Cross Cemetery Richmond Richmond City Virginia |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5297