John I McMillan Jr

Military

John I. McMillan was a Top Turret Gunner in the 96th Bomb Group / 338th Bomb Squadron. Shot down on the Munich mission 18 March 1944 in B-17 #42-30810 - Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 3422.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-693602
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12084275
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15334099
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-061261
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-668267
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Gross Tychow / Tychowo, Poland 18 March 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 4 in Gross Tychow / Tychowo (Poland). NARA WWII POW records: "Returned to Military control 8 June 1945."

Born

Kingfisher, Oklahoma, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3422, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 118

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII POW records
Corrected middle initial : I instead of L

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3422 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database