Milton Rayberg was born in 1919 in Massachusetts. He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 29, 1941, prior to the war, in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Sales Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.

Milton served in the 848th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Waist Gunner on the B-17 #43-38051 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 13, 1944, in Roydon, England, when his airplane crashed after a mid-air collision with B-17 #43-37618. The crash resulted in the death of 4 members of his crew; six survived and returned to duty, while the other airplane, has seven casualties.

Airmen who perished on B-17 #43-38051:
Bagnall, Kenneth T ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NH
Barnett, Lawrence L ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret and Tail Gunner, MO
Pulli, Dominic A ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Rayberg, Milton ~ T/Sgt, Waist Gunner, MA

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