Military
Capt Milton H. Duckworth, 465BG.
Documented events of the crash of B-24 41-29438 and the subsequent fate of the crew, and other airmen, who were held as Prisoners of War in the same Room in Stalag Luft I. (Barracks 7, Block 307, Room 9).
Capt Milton H. Duckworth :- Purple heart award card. 465BG.
Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he bailed out of the aircraft and survived to be captured. 20-Nov-44. Prisoner of War. MACR 9889.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts rising to Lt Colonel.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Squadron Commander - Command Pilot | 465th Bomb Group
Clarence Jack Lokker has answered that last call, and now stands on the “Plains of Valhalla” with others of that “long gray line” who await us all.
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Group
It was constituted as the 465th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 May 1943
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Squadron
B-24 Liberator
Other location
Other location
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Florida, USA | 14 October 1915 |
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Son of J D Duckworth. |
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| Lived in | N Klondyke St, Tampa, FL 33604, USA | 1941 |
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Husband of Hazel Irene Duckworth. |
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| Based | Pantanella | 1943 – 20 November 1944 |
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Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Shot down / baled out | Blechhammer, 92439 Bodenwöhr, Germany | 20 November 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he bailed out of the aircraft and survived to be captured. 20-Nov-44. POW. MACR 9889. |
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| Prisoner of War | Barth, Germany | 20 November 1944 – May 1944 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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| Died | St. Petersburg, FL, USA | 21 September 1992 |
| Buried | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County FL | 24 September 1992 |
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Florida National Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 April 2022 09:21:34 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, awards, events and place associations |
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https://catalog.archives.gov/id/148226060 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 April 2022 08:20:33 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to biography, events and place associations |
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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=15&tf=F&q=du... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 December 2016 14:43:28 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-28853&Submit6=Go |
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