Milton E Jones
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 435th Troop Carrier Group
- Service Numbers: O-675423
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: O-684531
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Service Numbers: 16060018
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: RADIO OPERATOR
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
6 June 1907 | ||
Other Killed in action |
6 June 1944 | MACR C-47A #42-24077 Troop Transport. They took off from England with a crew of 4 men and 17 Paratrooper passengers for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. Plane was shot down by German Anti-Aircraft fire and crashed. Douglas C-47A-40-DL MSN 9825/9947, Contract No. AC-20669 42-24077 (MSN 9939) to USAAF Jul 27, 1943. Eighth Air Force 6Nov43. 77th Troop Carrier Squadron [IB*J], 435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44. Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44; hit by flak before reaching the drop zone and exploded near Picauville, Normandy [21KIA]. MACR 7801 | |
Buried |
Fort Worth, TX, USA |
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- Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) researched and donated by Bill Beigel: www.ww2research.com;
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