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MILWARD, Jack Irwin - Date of
birth
29 October 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Webb City, Jasper County, Kansas -
Hometown
Crawford County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37538424 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
Roxel, near Münster, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 26 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
James H. Milward Sr. (father)
Maida F. (Daniel) Milward (mother)
James H. Milward Jr. (brother)
Alice M. Milward (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107022 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: In the Mood
Destination: Münster, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR: 9514
More information
A/C 022 was hit in the right wing by AA shell starting a fire immediately after bombs away. Three chutes were seen to leave A/C after catching fire, and landing in target area. Ship seemed to be under control going down. Returning crews opinions are that the entire crew of stricken a/c had plenty of time and opportunity to escape from it. 96B was originally scheduled to fly as high group in 45A Combat Wing, but it assumed the lead at the coast in to the target.S/Sgt Jack A. Miller, T/Sgt Thomas J. Grissom Jr. and S/Sgt Jack I. Milward didn’t survive and were buried, together with an unidentified soldier at Fefangen, cemetery Haus Spital B. at Münster, Grave no. 24/28 on 6 October 1944.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1940 US Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten