William Walter Millan Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Lived in Arlington, Virginia and attended Washington & Lee High School. Enlisted for Air Corps cadet training in February 1943 and was allowed to graduate from high school and entered active duty in July 1943.



Killed in Action (KIA) 9 April 1945 in B-17 44-6513.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6513

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boise Bell
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Arlington, Virginia, USA 25 March 1925 Ancestry.com Gee-Jones-King-Kessler family tree

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Killed in action

9 April 1945

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- he records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 13908;
- http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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April 26, 1945 Evening Star Newspaper Washington, DC

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Ancestry.com
Washington & Lee High School 1946 yearbook "Blue & Gray" pages 6 & 7 dedication to alumni killed in WWII

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National Archives records

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MACR 13908 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database