Name | Erich, Milton Benjamin ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39394770 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #139 dated 16 July 1944, effective 16 July 1944. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner / Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 30 November 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, California: Old Park, Block 1711, Space 4 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 11129⇓ (13.277 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Hughes, Robert Davis⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Evans, Hugh Legar⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Rasmussen, John Christian⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Gabriel, Joseph Albert⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Klanke, Edward Franklin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Burns, Arlington⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Bellovary, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Russell, Lester Hebran, Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Erich, Milton Benjamin | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Siffert, Charles William, "Chuck"⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
164⇗ | 24 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: La Chapelle en Juger & Hébécrevon, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102617⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit J Group Flying Spare. Joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37822⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97320⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low group. Turned back with a broken exhaust stack in #3 engine. Sortie Report⇗ |
181⇗ | 16 August 1944 |
Target: Delitzsch Air Field and Air Equipment Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Delitzsch, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
182⇗ | 18 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Vise, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
184⇗ | 25 August 1944 |
Target: Airfield & Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Anklam, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, low group. Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑39888. Sortie Report⇗ |
186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship, low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, with major battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit B Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit C Wing, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
202⇗ | 30 September 1944 |
Target: Handorf Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Münster, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38615⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
206⇗ | 6 October 1944 |
Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit D group deputy Squadron lead. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
209⇗ | 11 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Third Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑97320⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 44‑6141⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; #3 engine feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
226⇗ | 16 November 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Artillery Positions Type: Military Location: Eschweiler, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑38750⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, 41st Bomb Wing A group. Landed away at Stratford, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
227⇗ | 20 November 1944 |
Target: Buer Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
230⇗ | 26 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
233⇗ | 30 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by flak, force-landed near Rebgeshain, Hesse, Germany. Crew survived combat, but four members were murdered by the local Nazi Ortsgruppenleiter in Beltershain, the others became POW. MACR 11129 Sortie Report⇗ |