Milburn served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17G "The Sweetest One" #42-37821, 410th Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Washington prior to the war.
Milburn was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was involved in a mid-air collision with a German FW 109 aircraft which flew straight into the B-17 striking between the fuselage and the #2 engine causing the B-17 to crash in Chevry-Cossigny, seven miles North of Melun, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-736767
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-37821
Andrews, Ross J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, KS
Erickson, Richard E ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NE
Franklin, Milburn M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WA
Harrold, William S ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IL
Hendrickson, Gordon W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Hyde, Ernest C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, GA
Kuhlman, Vernon C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MD
Pyles, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Zimmerman, George A, Jr ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, VA
Sergeant Harold K Norris, Tail Gunner, survived the crash, evaded capture, and successfully returned to American forces.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Washington prior to the war.
Milburn was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was involved in a mid-air collision with a German FW 109 aircraft which flew straight into the B-17 striking between the fuselage and the #2 engine causing the B-17 to crash in Chevry-Cossigny, seven miles North of Melun, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-736767
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-37821
Andrews, Ross J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, KS
Erickson, Richard E ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NE
Franklin, Milburn M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WA
Harrold, William S ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IL
Hendrickson, Gordon W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Hyde, Ernest C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, GA
Kuhlman, Vernon C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MD
Pyles, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Zimmerman, George A, Jr ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, VA
Sergeant Harold K Norris, Tail Gunner, survived the crash, evaded capture, and successfully returned to American forces.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Milburn served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17G "The Sweetest One" #42-37821, 410th Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Washington prior to the war.
Milburn was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was involved in a mid-air collision with a German FW 109 aircraft which flew straight into the B-17 striking between the fuselage and the #2 engine causing the B-17 to crash in Chevry-Cossigny, seven miles North of Melun, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-736767
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-37821
Andrews, Ross J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, KS
Erickson, Richard E ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NE
Franklin, Milburn M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WA
Harrold, William S ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IL
Hendrickson, Gordon W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Hyde, Ernest C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, GA
Kuhlman, Vernon C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MD
Pyles, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Zimmerman, George A, Jr ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, VA
Sergeant Harold K Norris, Tail Gunner, survived the crash, evaded capture, and successfully returned to American forces.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Washington prior to the war.
Milburn was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was involved in a mid-air collision with a German FW 109 aircraft which flew straight into the B-17 striking between the fuselage and the #2 engine causing the B-17 to crash in Chevry-Cossigny, seven miles North of Melun, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-736767
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-37821
Andrews, Ross J ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, KS
Erickson, Richard E ~ Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NE
Franklin, Milburn M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WA
Harrold, William S ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, IL
Hendrickson, Gordon W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NY
Hyde, Ernest C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, GA
Kuhlman, Vernon C ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MD
Pyles, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Zimmerman, George A, Jr ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, VA
Sergeant Harold K Norris, Tail Gunner, survived the crash, evaded capture, and successfully returned to American forces.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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