Milton Gastwirth
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Hit by flak and crashed at Coudres(27-Normandy) in B-17 'Take It Easy' 42-97173. He has been shot by german soldiers during falling in parachute.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Take It Easy
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Middletown, New York, USA | 26 November 1920 | |
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Other Killed in action |
8 July 1944 |
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Association Forced Landing:
https://forcedlanding.pagesperso-orange.fr
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MIA: Saturday, 8 July 1944 @ 0715 hrs (Flak)
Coudres, Upper Normandy – France (48°52'8"N / 1°14'56"E)
Source "Luftwaffe Chartres"
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database