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PIETZ, Milton Francis - Date of
birth
24 December 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
St. Louis, Missouri -
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17071942 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
701st Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
20 April 1944 - Place of
death
Over target Wizernes, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry Pietz (father)
Irene Pietz (mother)
Bernice Pietz (sister)
Harry Pietz (brother)
Ruth M. Pietz (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-109921 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Wizernes, France
MACR: 4056
More information
Over the target of Wizernes, France, I saw 42-109921 from our group get hit by flak. The tail was shot off and the ship peeled off and spun down. Three chutes were seen.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov,
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch