Milton L Rosas

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich. 20-Jun-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6533. Hit in head by flak whilst manning the waist gun position.



Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH(OLC).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A burning B-24 Liberator (KO-XA), believed to be (serial number 41-28779) of the 389th Bomb Group, captured by the Luftwaffe, that crashed on take off at Wackersleben 13 April 1945, and was deliberately set alight by the Germans.

41-28779

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany 20 June 1944 Shot down in B-24 41-28779 at Alt Kabelich. 20-Jun-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6533. Hit in head by flak whilst manning the waist gun position.
St Paul, Minnesota, USA

Buried

Revisions

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Correction of B-24 nickname - Arthur Suppona Via Nate Bosley

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6533 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database