Delbert F Milliron

Military
media-39194.jpeg UPL 39194 "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.

Object Number - UPL 39194 - "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:...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18148426 / O-754791
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11081643 / O-812974
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16048081
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Blue Blazing Blizzard
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: ‘Coral Princess’
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hag of Harderwyck
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ohio, USA 4 May 1918

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 15 April 1942 Los Angeles, California

Other

Discharged USAAF

7 June 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Las Vegas, NV 22 December 1985

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-1945; p. 158. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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