Delbert Milliron
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Dallas Alfred Hansen
Military
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"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Coral Princess" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 1 June 1944." Rear L-R: 2Lt Delbert F Milliron, 2Lt Robert L Deveny, 2Lt Rueben C Moore, 2Lt Frederick G Gilliam, T/Sgt Dallas A Hansen. Front L-R: S/Sgt Frank P Kapla, S/Sgt Joseph Vanella, Sgt Conrad K Nelson, Sgt W L Hays.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
People
Units served with
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
379th Bomb Group
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit... -
524th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-38192 ‘Coral Princess’
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 12/1/44; Gr Island 28/1/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-C] Kimbolton 1/3/44; Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44 with Bruce Hutchins, Co-pilot: Bob Webber, no nav, Bombardier: Jim Haile, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George White, Radio...
Associated Place
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Kimbolton
Military site : airfield
Planned for RAF use, Kimbolton airfield was built by W and C French Ltd. in 1941. The airfield was increased in size to accommodate a full US heavy Bomb Group, and the first such unit to us it was the 91st Bomb Group, who arrived in September 1942....
Events
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| Born | Lago, ID | 25 April 1919 |
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Son of Alfred Peter and Adelia B Hansen. |
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| Based | Kimbolton | March 1944 – July 1944 |
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Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Discharged USAAF | 10 September 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Logan, UT | 17 April 1997 |
| Buried | Logan City Cemetery, Logan, UT | 20 April 1997 |
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Logan City Cemetery |
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Revisions
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| 12 July 2019 11:32:55 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 July 2019 11:30:08 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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