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Personal info

Full name
MILLING, Bennie Leslie
Date of birth
3 September 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Riesel, McLennan County, Texas
Hometown
Tarrant County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38282018
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Engineer
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
11 January 1944
Place of death
North Sea

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Herman F Milling (father)
Louise (Tieman) Milling (mother)
Elmo H. Milling (brother)
James Milling (brother)
Selma Milling (sister)
Robert L. Milling (brother)
Truman H. Milling (brother)
Walter Milling (brother)
Rose Milling (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-3504
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Lady Jean
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2376

More information

Bennie Milling enlisted in September 1942.

Russell C. Ford's B-17, "Lady Jean", from the 96th Bomb Group was seen ditching in flames over the North Sea at 13:50 hrs. The cause for the fire was unknown. The crew was on its 11th mission and flew the group's first B-17 equipped with the new Bendix Chin Turret. No crewmembers survived.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.newspapers.com - The Waco News-Tribune, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census

Photo source: Jac Engels, The Milling Family