Miles Smith King
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 21079 - Miles S King
Failed to Return (FTR) Babenhausen mission crashed near Prum on 24 Dec 44 in B-17G 44-8355 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11119.
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15126985 / O-710230
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 1996091
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA | 22 July 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Raleigh, NC | 4 August 1942 | |
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Died |
Prum, Germany | 24 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Babenhausen mission crashed near Prum on 24 Dec 44 in B-17G 44-8355 KIA MACR 11119. |
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Buried |
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Based |
Rattlesden | 24 December 1944 | Assigned to 710BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84051710-miles-s-king
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56278814/miles-smith-king
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11119 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
