Dean West Millward
Military
Object Number - UPL 60769 - S/Sgt Dean W. Millward
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-5763 'Bomb-Boogie', Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WII Victory
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (LL-F, serial number 42-5763) nicknamed "Bomb Boogie" of the 91st Bomb Group. Image watermarked: 'Crown Copyright Reserved.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '17/7/43 Tempsford [refers to Bomb Boogie's forced landing at RAF Tempsford on this date] MIA 6/9/43.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379126.jpg.webp?itok=ABgOrTXR)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bomb Boogie
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 344
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fairview, Wyoming | 25 October 1921 | Born Fairview, Wyoming |
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Enlisted |
Pocatello, Idaho | 21 August 1942 | Enlisted Pocatello, Idaho |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 6 September 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau |
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Other Discharged |
5 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Pocatello, Idaho | 11 December 2001 | Died Pocatello, Idaho |
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Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery, Idaho | 14 December 2001 | Interred Mountain View Cemetery Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 514 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
