Ernest Earl Nordwell
Military
Object Number - UPL 80110 - Sgt Ernest E. Nordwell
Assigned to 737BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Based at Cerignola, Italy. Aubrey Edwards crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Graz, Austria in B-24 42-52225 'Moo Juice'.
Hooked up with Co-Pilot Lowell G. West and evaded capture with help from Yugoslavian partisans. Evaded capture (EVD)
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 15097164 / O-735764
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16040205 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Montesano, Washington | 19 August 1922 | BornMontesano, Washington |
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Enlisted |
Seattle, Washington | 19 December 1941 | EnlistedSeattle, Washington |
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Other Evaded Capture |
19 March 1944 - 4 May 1944 | 46 days spent with Yugoslavian partisans. | |
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Died |
Port Angeles, Washington | 11 November 1997 | DiedPort Angeles, Washington |
