Milton Zahn

MACR: 15304

1st Lt Milton W Zahn was assigned to the 301st BG 352nd Squadron.
Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Bombardier.

On May 10, 1943, his crew was assigned as part of a formation to bomb targets in Sicily. As the aircraft departed the IP for the bomb run, it exploded in mid-air. The cause was (possibly) a flak hit in the open bomb bays. Only 1 parachute was seen, and only 1 crew member survived, taken as a prisoner.

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Date	Order	Award	Ribbon & Device	Document Originator	Rank	Status
03/06/1943	General Order (GO)* : 54	AM/1OLC Air Medal Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster		Issuing Authority: 12th Air Force	Current Rank: 1st Lt.
03/09/1943	General Order (GO)* : 14	AM/1OLC Air Medal Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster		Issuing Authority: 12th Air Force	Current Rank: 1LT
05/15/1943	General Order (GO)* : 83	AM/2OLC Air Medal Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster		Issuing Authority: 12th Air Force	Current Rank: 1LT
05/18/1943	General Order (GO)* : 85	AM/1OLC Air Medal Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster		Issuing Authority: 12th Air Force	Current Rank: 1LT

* Documents are of the type/classification of "General Order" for most award documents. The listed documents are GO, General Order unless otherwise stated. For example. Special Orders.

The Issuing Authority is the Command and author of the document.

4/6/1943
5/10/1943 MIA
5/24/1943 AM/OLC
4/6/1943

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