T/Sgt. Milo Karl Taylor was a Radio Operator and Aerial Gunner with the 310th Bombardment Group; 381st Bombardment Squadron; Stationed in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, (MTO).

His Hometown was Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio.

Tuesday, 23 February 1943

381st BS Mission Summary: (Ops Order ---/mission ---) Group Mission # 51:

SEA SEARCH

Group Mission # 51 Flight 6 B-25’s

Sqdrn. Mission # 33 Escort 18 P-38’s

Take Off 14:00 Bomb Load: (6 x 500)

Target 15:15 Bombs Dropped: 2 (4 x 500). 4000#

Down 17:45

Total Time: 3 Hrs. 45 Min.

Weather: Visibility 6 to 10 miles.

Remarks: Thirteen Seibel Ferries loaded with trucks, boxes and barrels were attacked at

37D 42’ N-33D 00’ E. These large barges are well armed with machine guns and A/A.

Five were sunk and several others damaged. They were escorted by two ME-109’s and

two Macchi 200’s.

The flak from all 13 barges was concentrated upon our first element; which

included the 2 381st A/C, and all three B-25’s crash landed into the sea.

One crew was observed to have succeeded in climbing out on the wing

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381st BS: Extracts from Missing Air Crew Report # ?: (MACR not available)

A/C No. 41-13102 “GREEN EYES” (Pancho under CP window) (MACR-?

shot down by AAA) (A)

P Eddy, Leonard A., Capt - MIA, POW, RMC

CP Hawkins, Frank B. “Pancho”, 2Lt - MIA, POW, RMC

N Katzenbach, Nicholas D. “Katz”, 1Lt - MIA

B Pickett, Perry D., Capt - MIA, POW, RMC

E None

R Taylor, Milo K., S/Sgt - MIA, POW, RMC

G Schave, Henry Lloyd, S/Sgt - MIA, POW, RMC

F Ferguson, Ivan Leonard, Maj, Commander (observer) - MIA, POW, RMC

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381st BS: War Diary of: Hawkins, Frank B. “Pancho”, 2Lt, pilot

“(Log 2:30 hours) Hit 22 ship convoy. My ship “Green Eyes” (41-13102) shot down.

Also two other kites.”

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Wednesday, 24 February 1943

381st BS: War Diary of: Hawkins, Frank B. “Pancho”, 2Lt, pilot

“Captured 4:30 PM. the 24th of Feb. 1943.

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Sunday, 21 November 1943

381st BS War Diary:

Information has been received through Headquarters that T/Sgt. Frank R. LaPorte and S/Sgt. Milo K. Taylor, who have been missing in action, have been returned to military control as of 24 October 43.

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TSGT. Frank R LaPorte and SSGT. Milo K. Taylor had escaped capture; and were aided by Italian Partisans; and Italian People fed up with war; and were able to make it back safely to Allied Lines.

Milo K Taylor