Delbert F Milliron
Military
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UPL 39194
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Coral Princess" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 1 June 1944."
Rear L-R: 2Lt Delbert F Milliron, 2Lt Robert L Deveny, 2Lt Rueben C Moore, 2Lt Frederick G Gilliam, T/Sgt Dallas A Hansen.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Frank P Kapla, S/Sgt Joseph Vanella, Sgt Conrad K Nelson, Sgt W L Hays.
Rear L-R: 2Lt Delbert F Milliron, 2Lt Robert L Deveny, 2Lt Rueben C Moore, 2Lt Frederick G Gilliam, T/Sgt Dallas A Hansen.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Frank P Kapla, S/Sgt Joseph Vanella, Sgt Conrad K Nelson, Sgt W L Hays.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18148426 / O-754791
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11081643 / O-812974
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16048081
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Blue Blazing Blizzard
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: ‘Coral Princess’
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hag of Harderwyck
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ohio, USA | 4 May 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 15 April 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
Other Discharged USAAF |
7 June 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Las Vegas, NV | 22 December 1985 | |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/record/35076608-delbert-milliron
https://www.fold3.com/record/84974287-delbert-f-milliron
https://www.fold3.com/record/628902176-delbert-milliron-1918
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-1945; p. 158. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia