Jack Walter Mills

Military

Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 26-Jul-43 in B-17 42-5895. Prisoner of War (POW).

 

Awards: PH, POW, American campaign, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-730479
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Souse Familly
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 23 October 1920 Born Chicago

Enlisted

Chicago, Illinois 14 March 1942 Enlisted Chicago, Illinois

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland 26 July 1943 - 1 May 1945 Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland

Died

17 March 2004

Buried

Beal Memorial Cemetery Fort Walton Beach, Florida 20 March 2004 Interred Beal Memorial Cemetery Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 191 B / MACR 191B / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database