Milton M Mard

Military

Assigned 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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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph M Atlas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William D Blades

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

George A Boyce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

John J Chuck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

William M Dunnuck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-102572

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Why Worry II
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

42-97094

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Why Worry ?
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28630904
https://www.fold3.com/record/626424626-milton-mard-1922
https://www.fold3.com/record/15712268-milton-mard
https://www.fold3.com/page/626424626-milton-mard-1922/facts
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

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28630904
https://www.fold3.com/record/626424626-milton-mard-1922
https://www.fold3.com/record/15712268-milton-mard
https://www.fold3.com/page/626424626-milton-mard-1922/facts
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

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

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