Miles j Rudolph

Military

Assigned to 410FS, 373FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Bonn airfield. Joined melee with Fw190's and P-51's shot down by Fw190, baled out successfully and initially evaded, Prisoner of War (POW). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11436.



Awards; POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 373rd Fighter Group

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI, USA 29 August 1940

Other

E/A Destroyed shared

Germany 23 August 1944 Shared kill Germany 23-Aug-44.

Other

Shot down

Euskirchen, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to Bonn airfield. Joined melee with Fw190's and P-51's shot down by Fw190, baled out successfully and initially evaded, POW 23-Dec-44 MACR 11436.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW).

Barth, Germany 23 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Based

Woodchurch Assigned to 410FS, 373FG, 9AF USAAF.

Born

Wisconsin, USA