Milton M Mard
MilitaryAssigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 12-May-44 in B-17 42-97094 'Why Worry'. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base. Shot down 27-May-44 in B-17 42-102572. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | 8 November 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Jersey City, NJ, USA | 30 August 1943 | |
Other Discharged USAAF. |
23 September 1945 | Honourable discharged Sep-45. | |
Died |
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | 1 August 2004 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 | |
Based |
Deopham Green | 27 May 1944 | Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
7701 Bailey Rd, North Lauderdale, FL 33068, USA | Star of David Memorial Gardens North Lauderdale, Broward County, FL. |
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We Were Eagles Volume Three: The Eighth Air Force at War June to October 1944 By Martin W. Bowman
My Father’S War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers By Charley Valera
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We Were Eagles Volume Three: The Eighth Air Force at War June to October 1944 By Martin W. Bowman
My Father’S War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers By Charley Valera
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40381604/milton-mard
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5301 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 5301