Milton Jameson Mills Jr
Military
Milton Mills Jr, via the Air Forces Escape & Evasion Society
Object Number - UPL 37310 - Sgt Milton Jameson Mills Jr - 1944 (Air Forces Escape & Evasion Society)
Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29963. Evaded capture, helped by French citizens and evasion networks. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1977 - Escape & Evasion Report E&E 689 ( https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5555329 ).
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802105
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12054263 and O-687814
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682084
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
22 April 1923 | Huntington, West Virginia | |
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Enlisted |
25 January 1943 | Huntington, West Virginia | |
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Other bailed out of |
30 December 1943 | from B-17 42-29963 over France | |
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Other evaded capture |
30 December 1943 | with the help of French citizens and Résistance organizations. Back in UK on 30 May 1944. | |
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Died |
15 April 2008 | ||
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Born |
Kenova, Wayne County, West Virginia | ||
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Buried |
Milton Mills rests at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Kenova, West Virginia. |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
MACR 1977
NARA WWII Enlistment records database
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 689
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1977; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 290
