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Missing Air Crew Report 6464
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Missing Air Crew Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Staff Sergeant Milo R. Belson served as radio operator aboard B-24D 42-40617 with the 93rd Bomb Group on the 1 August 1943 mission to Ploesti. His wife, Mrs. Lorraine D. Belson, was listed as next of kin at 1600 Grand Avenue, Superior, Wisconsin.
The aircraft was struck by flak at low altitude and exploded in the city center. No crew members were seen to escape. Belson was reported as a battle casualty on the Missing Air Crew Report.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Sergeant
Serial Number
37286616
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti Oil Fields
“José Carioca”
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record