Edgar W Nevois
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
410st Bomb Group Individual PR photo, this copy from the Oct. 25, 1944 St. Louis Post-Dispatch news article.
Object Number - UPL 29399 - 2nd.Lt. Edgar W. Nevois, Co-Pilot, Lt. Nelson 613 Sq. B-17 Crew, Deenethorpe UK, from Prairie du Rocher IL
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by Flak over the target Politz in B-17 'IN-C' #42-31081 'Son of a Blitz'
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Son of a Blitz
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Prairie Du Rocher, IL 62277, USA | 4 October 1923 | |
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Died |
7 October 1944 | ||
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Buried |
9 February 1950 | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville KY | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Police, Poland | 7 October 1944 |
Revisions
401st Bomb Group Individual PR photo, this copy from a St.Louis Post-Dispatch Feb. 34, 1945 article.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9757 / MACR 9757,
href="http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2142">http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2142> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
