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Casualty Info
Home Town Greenfield
Last Address Kadena AB, Okinawa
Casualty Date Nov 26, 1968
Cause Non Hostile- Died of Illness, Other Injury
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Japan
Conflict Vietnam War
Location of Interment Federal Street Cemetery - Greenfield, Massachusetts
Captain Charles Miller was the EWO, assigned to the crew of B-52D (#55‑0103,) call sign "Cream 2" of the 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Wing attached to 306th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa 4252th Strategic Wing.
On 18 December 1968, during an "Arc-Light Mission" en-route to Vietnam, the crew aborted take‑off from Kadena Air Base and was destroyed by fire. The B-52 left the end of the runway and traveled down a grass embankment, hit a large ditch, and came to rest on the inner perimeter road, sitting on top of an air police pick-up truck.The wings were torn loose releasing fuel from the wing tanks. Fires started from ruptured hydraulic lines, fuel flowing over hot brakes, and from electrical malfunctions.
All seven crewmen left the aircraft on the ground. Five of the crew survived, and two died later of injuries.
SSgt Jerry Nixon Scott died of injuries on 24th November 1968. The EWO, Captain Charles D. Miller , died of his injuries on 26 November 1968 in Japan.
