Milton Feinman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: 2Lt Milton Feinman (B), 2Lt Edward B. Connors (N), 2Lt James R. Burns (CP), Capt Jack W. Watson (P)
Front L-R: Sgt Charles C. Maple (R), S/Sgt Robert G. McArthur (TG), T/Sgt Herbert A. Daniel (RWG), S/Sgt Thomas P. Hickey (LWG), S/Sgt Paul M. Gibbs (BTG), T/Sgt Robert W. Hoffman (E)
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 50321 - Watson crew with B-17 42-39785 "Thru Hel'en HiWater" 303BG. Rear L-R: 2Lt Milton Feinman (B), 2Lt Edward B. Connors (N), 2Lt James R. Burns (CP),...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 22-Apr-44 in B-17 42-39785 "Thru Hel'en Hiwater". Couldn't evacuate the ship before it exploded. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4272
Awards: 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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38341021
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39262720
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35619772
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14119212 at enlistment, then O-693358
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06994484
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thru Hel en Hiwater
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | 16 February 1920 | Son of Joseph Feinman. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Delecke, Germany | 22 April 1944 | in the crash of B-17 42-39785 near Delecke, six miles South of Soest, Germany |
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Based |
22 April 1944 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4272 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database