Jay James Milewski
Military
Object Number - UPL 61232 - S/Sgt Jay J. Milewski
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Gutersloh 22-Feb-44 in B-17 42-3040; shot down by fighters Prisone of War (POW) MACR 2457
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Ouachita
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dansville, Illinois, USA | 14 March 1923 | Born Danville, Illinois |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV Tychowo, Poland | 21 February 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
Dansville, Illinois | 1 August 2003 | Died Dansville, Illinois |
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Buried |
Sunset Memorial Park Danville, Illinois | 4 August 2003 | Interred Sunset Memorial Park Danville, Illinois |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
MACR 2457 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
