DeWitt A Miller
Military
US Official photo from National Archives in College Park, MD, shared with the American Air Museum by Virginia War Memorial researcher Bill Wheeler.
Object Number - UPL 26528 - Crew of B-24 (serial number 42-7487).
Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-24 #42-7487 'Million $ Baby', Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Million Dollar Baby
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 4 January 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
|
Born |
Council Bluffs, Iowa |
Revisions
Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 1907 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1907