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MILLICAN, Walter Earl - Date of
birth
8 April 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Anadarko, Caddo County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Gracemont, Caddo County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38270999 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
331st Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
3 March 1944 - Place of
death
Itzehoe, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 16 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter A. Millican (father)
Blanche Millican (mother)
Marea Millican (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38075 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial areas
MACR: 2794
More information
S/Sgt Walter E. Millican worked on a farm. He enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 6 October 1942.On their way to the target, the formation crossed another formation that was returning without bombing their target, due to bad weather. The airplane collided head on with plane 42-31112, killing the entire crew of both planes.
There is a contradiction about the exact place where the plane crashed. According to certain documents, it crashed in Itzehoe, but other documents mention that the body of Thomas Robey washed ashore in Busum on 5 May 1944. This can mean that the airplane crashed in the North Sea.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA, Missing Aircrew Report 2794
Photo source: www.findagrave.com