Hamp Brookshire Nicholson Jr
Military388th BG - 560th BS
Standing L to R: Norman P. Kempton (P), Paul E. Davis (CP), Stanley A. Plytynski (N), Harry H. McKenna (B)
Kneeling L to R: Emil W. Taddeo (FE), Raymond S. Eutuch (WG), Hamp B. Nicholson (TG), Harvey B. Norton (BTG), Louis J. Mostardi (R/O), Melvin S. Larson (WG) 388th Bomb Group collection
Connected with A/C
Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-5899 'Sioux City Queen'. A/C received heavy damage and crashed near Cartujac, France. Evaded (EVD). Helped by French citizens. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fnicholhb.html
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680188
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16155799
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16126416
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-799790
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-744281
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 5 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Monroe, North Carolina | 12 October 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC | 27 July 1942 | |
Other Shot Down/Evaded |
Cartujac, France | 5 January 1944 | |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 26 November 1944 - 5 January 1944 | |
Died |
Durham, NC | 8 January 1976 | |
Buried |
Spring Hill, NC | 12 January 1976 | Spring Hill Cemetery Scotland County, North Carolina, USA |
Spring Hill, NC |
Revisions
MACR 3118
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2071
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fnicholhb.html
Added a connection to A/C #42-5899 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3118, 8th AF Losses