Roger W Milford

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-49639.jpeg UPL 49639 1Lt Ehle H. Reber (P), 2Lt Jarold J. Byrom (N), 2Lt Robert J. Swindle (B), 2Lt Allan D. Mitchell (CP). This was the cover photograph on the New York Times Magazine, January 10, 1943 issue.

http://www.303rdbg.com/news/2012-02-19.html (The Molesworth Pilot; 303rd Bomb Group Newsletter)

Object Number - UPL 49639 - 1Lt Ehle H. Reber (P), 2Lt Jarold J. Byrom (N), 2Lt Robert J. Swindle (B), 2Lt Allan D. Mitchell (CP). This was the cover photograph on the New York...

15-Sep-42 Assigned as an Aerial Gunner with the 303BG/427BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas. Date of arrival at Molesworth, UK could not be definitely determined appoximately 22-Oct-42. He flew as a substitute Aerial Gunner on several 303BG/427BS aircraft.



Shot down 23 January 1943 in B-17F #41-24607 'Jerry Jinx' while serving as Tail Gunner. Aircraft sustained damage from flak over the target of Lorient, France and crashed into the Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA)



Participated in 4 Operation (2 Aborted). See Biography Events

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kali
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Ground crewmen of the 303rd Bomb Group work on the engines of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Jerry Jinx". Handwritten caption on reverse: '303BG'.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jerry Jinx : What's Up Doc
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Lieutenant Fort W. Lipe of the 303rd Bomb Group, signals 'V for Victory' from the cockpit of his B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-T, serial number 41-24610 ) nicknamed "Joe Btfsplk II". Passed for publication 16 Dec 1942. Printed caption on reverse: 'Lt. Fort W. Lipe, of the Air Corps, of Irving, Illinois was with the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. He is 23 and is engaged to Miss Edith Kesinger, of 314 North-St., Normal, Illinois. His greeting is silent, optimistic and emphatic. As O.P.S. he sends it in the V sign.' On
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Joe Btfsplk II
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned to Unit

Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA 15 September 1942 Assigned as an Aerial Gunner with the 303BG/427BS at Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas.

Other

Mission #1, SGT Roger W. Milford, w/B-17F 41-24517, 303BG/427BS - Aborted

Rouen, France 12 December 1942 Served as a substitute Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24517 "Kali", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie.

Other

Mission #2, SGT Roger W. Milford, w/B-17F 41-24517, 303BG/427BS - Aborted

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 20 December 1942 Served as a substitute Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24517 "Kali", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France, but but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie.

Other

Mission #3, SGT Roger W. Milford, w/B-17F 41-24610, 303BG/427BS

Lille, France 13 January 1943 Served as a substitute Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24610 "JoeBTFSPLK", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #4, SGT Roger W. Milford, w/B-17F 41-24607, 303BG/427BS - KIA

Lorient, France 23 January 1943 Served as a substitute Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24607 "Jerry Jinx", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Aircraft was shot down by fighters and crashed into the Bay of Biscay. KIA.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lorient, France 23 January 1943 Killed when aircraft sustained damage from flak over the target of Lorient, France and crashed into the sea. His remains have never been recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Saint-James, France Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery.

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added Assigned to Unit event per 303BG websitem, Gary Moncur, Historian, 303BG Personnel Roster; http://www.303rdbg.com/

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 19-Jan-2016. Added inital assignment to Summary Biography; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Missions per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/

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Lee Cunningham 21-Jan-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 15473; Added Role per 303rd Bomb Group website, Gary Moncur, historian; Added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15473 / MACR 15473, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 66 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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