Ira Michael McMillin
Military
Object Number - UPL 32041 - "1st Lt I.M McMillin, bombardier of the 490th Bomb Gruop, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross, presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an airbase in...
Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of McNulty crew.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rapides Parish, LA, USA | 15 October 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Beauregard, Pineville, LA 71360, USA | 3 October 1942 | Camp Beauregard Louisiana |
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Other Discharged USAAF. |
18 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Natchitoches, LA, USA | 16 March 1995 | |
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Based |
Eye | Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Pollock, LA 71467, USA | Friendship Cemetery Fishville, Grant Parish, LA |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
