Earl C Milam

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris on 7/25/44 in B-17 Lady Luck #42-102416

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Aircraft

John A Miller, a waist gunner of the 100th Bomb Group wears an A-2 Flying Jacket decorated with the nose art of the B-17 Flying Fortress he flew in, a B-17 (serial number 42-102416) nicknamed "Lady Luck". John A Miller has handwritten on reverse: 'July 1944 349th BS- 100th BG. S/Sgt John A Miller & Jacket (A-2 Jacket). The artist was 5 bombs short, but I shipped out before he got the chance to paint on 5 more. I'm only foolin'! I'm not doing what it looks like I'm doing!'

42-102416

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Luck
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

East Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

France 25 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7837 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database