Paul Anthony Nachtwey
Military
Object Number - UPL 64020 - 2Lt Paul A. Nachtwey
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.9 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bingen, Germany in B-17 42-107188 'Ramp Rooster' 29-Dec-44; delayed his bail out to assist wounded bombardier, MACR witnesses state he exited the aircraft but might have not recovered consciousness to open chute. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, EAME,PH.
Mission List: Merseburg, Merseburg, Misberg, Merseburg, Kassel, Frankfurt, Cologne, Colblenze, Bingen.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-770985
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ramp Rooster
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron 836th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Saskatchewan, Canada | 16 November 1916 | Born Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Enlisted |
Rochester, New York | 6 November 1942 | Enlisted Rochester, New York |
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Other Training |
Selmar Field, Louisiana | 15 January 1943 - 15 August 1944 | Trained at Selmar Field, Louisiana |
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Married |
16 September 1944 | Married to Thais Norris | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bingen, Germany | 29 December 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Bingen, Germany |
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Buried |
Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe, Louisiana | 6 November 1947 | Re-Interred Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe, Louisiana |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # 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 11348 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
