Carl Henry Miley

Military
media-18965.jpeg UPL 18965 Major Carl H Miley 336th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF. Former 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF Spitfire pilot.

Object Number - UPL 18965 - Major Carl H Miley 336th FS, 4th FG, 8AF USAAF. Former 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF Spitfire pilot.

133 Eagle Sqn RAF.

4th FG Service: 9 October 1942 — 29 November 1943

11 Feb 43 Designated Flight Commander B Flight 336th FS, 9 Jul 43 Designated Squadron Operations Officer 336th FS, 28 Aug 43 Promoted to Major, 1 Sep 43 Appointed Squadron Commanding Officer 336th FS.



Retired from the Air Force in 1947 as a Lieutenant Colonel, Automotive engineer,

Real estate developer.



Awards: SS, DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Miller City, OH, USA 16 July 1912 Son Fred M and Caroline Elizabeth Miley.

Based

Duxford 9 October 1942 - 29 November 1943 Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

28 August 1943 Promoted to Major.

Died

Leipsic, Ohio, USA 26 November 1968

Other

Retired from USAF

Retired in 1947 as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Buried

Center Cemetery Leipsic, Putnam County, OH Center Cemetery Leipsic, Putnam County, Ohio

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH Cleveland, Ohio

Based

Debden 9 October 1942 Assigned to 133 Eagle Sqn RAF.

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Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 28078282.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28078282/carl_h-miley

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Removed redundant info from event description sections.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html

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