Richard Strahl Nichols

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Elsenborn in B-17 #4338066

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Units served with

305th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

365th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38066

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lili Marlene
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Syracuse, NY, USA	25 September 1922	Born in Syracuse NY, USA, third of seven children, six living at time of death.
Died		14 October 1944	A/C 4338066 was hit by A/C 4338108, probably caused by #108 being caught in propwash. A/C #66 was chewed up completely, props cutting through radio room. Both A/C went down, 066 broken into two pieces.
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Czechia	14 October 1944	Family told he was killed in mid air collision on bombing mission over Cologne, Germany.

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Born

Syracuse, NY, USA

25 September 1922

Born in Syracuse NY, USA, third of seven children, six living at time of death.

Died

14 October 1944

A/C 4338066 was hit by A/C 4338108, probably caused by #108 being caught in propwash. A/C #66 was chewed up completely, props cutting through radio room. Both A/C went down, 066 broken into two pieces.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Czechia

14 October 1944

Family told he was killed in mid air collision on bombing mission over Cologne, Germany.

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Date30 Jan 2018 07:02:34

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Family member

Date29 Jan 2018 19:28:30

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Family records.

Date29 Jan 2018 19:26:47

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MACR 9474

Date29 Jan 2018 19:16:45

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Mothers records from his MIA report.

Date29 Jan 2018 08:57:27

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mother's brother/father was his best friend

Date29 Jan 2018 08:50:45

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Uncle, both mother and father told us this many times.

Date29 Jan 2018 08:47:58

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Uncle killed over Colon

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:46

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9474 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database