Miles j Rudolph
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 373rd Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |