Milton V Bates
Military
Bombardier
Mauro Della Selva Crew
448th BG - 714th BS
Shot Down/Captured 6 August 1944
Object Number - UPL 37044 - 2LT Milton V. Bates Bombardier Mauro Della Selva Crew 448th BG - 714th BS Shot Down/Captured 6 August 1944
Shot down at Langholz on 8/6/44 in B-24 #42-51104, Prisoner of War (POW).
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816706
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Oklahoma | 9 August 1917 | |
|
Other Shot down/Captured |
Langholz, Germany | 6 August 1944 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 14 August 2044 - 22 June 1945 | Stalag Luft III (dates are approximate) |
|
Other Graduated |
Norman, Oklahoma | University of Oklahoma | |
|
Died |
Scottsdale, AZ |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1265&h=1734741…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175442548
https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/m-t0627-03299-00611?pid=89289…
Special Orders #22 - Part 1 - 18th Replacement Wing - SLC, UT - 2 February 1944
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8291 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
