John G Miller Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 60572 - S/Sgt John G. Miller
He was assigned to Wesley Brinkley until Brinkley's death in 1943.
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31758. Landed in Switzerland. Interned for 10 months. He was shot down on his 18th mission flying with John J. Stolz.
AM 2OLC,
Afterwards he was supervisor for a plant making simulators for the Army, retiring in 1988.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
20 November 2001 | ||
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Born |
New York State | ||
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Buried |
Franklin, North Carolina | ||
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Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 24 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4357 / MACR 4357, First oVer Germany pg. 235, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
