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name
MILWARD, Jack Irwin - Date of
birth
29 October 1916 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri -
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
-
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 an AA shell, starting a fire immediately after bombs away. Three chutes were seen to leave A/C after catching fire, and landing in the target area. The ship seemed to be under control going down. Returning crews' opinions are that the entire crew of the stricken a/c had plenty of time and opportunity to escape from it. 96B was originally scheduled to fly as a high group in 45A Combat Wing, but it assumed the lead at the coast into 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: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1940 US Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards for Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten