David Miller Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURDavid Miller was Left Waist gunner on board B-17 #42-30518 which collided with B-17 #42-5953 on 4 January 1944. Crashed near Dalum, Germany. Killed In Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736594
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17071354
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676970
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-798539
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36370185
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Short Stride IV
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 4 January 1944 | |
Born |
Ligonier, Indiana, USA | ||
Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | David Miller Jr rests at Plot A, Row 39, Grave 37 |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate record to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 2016;
8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons, pg 61
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 2016 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database