Milton E Cowart
MilitaryStaff Sergeant Milton E. Jones was born June 6, 1907. His next of kin were his wife, Fay Jones, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Jones. He was from Fort Worth, Texas.
On June 6, 1944, he was the Flight Engineer aboard C-47 tail #42-24077 of the 435th Troop Carrier Group, 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, when it was shot down over Etienville, France. The entire flight crew of four men, and seventeen troops from the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, were killed in the crash.
He is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Beaumont, TX, USA | 8 February 1924 | Staff Sergeant Milton E. Cowart was born February 8, 1924. His next of kin was his wife, Carlyn W. Cowart. His father, Ether Wayne Cowart, and a sister, Lurline Brown, are also listed. His hometown was Beaumont, Texas. |
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Died |
23 December 1944 | On December 23, 1944, he was serving as a gunner aboard “Silver Dollar,” B-26 tail #42-107671, of the 391st Bomb Group (M), 578th Bomb Squadron (M). The bomber was shot down about 30 miles south of their target, the railroad viaduct at Ahrweiler, Germany. | |
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Buried |
Saint-Avold, France | He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at St. Avold, France. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.