William C Nichols
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #423426 'Spider. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: Spider / Remy Jr / Remy II
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Louisville, Kentucky, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 October 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorBilly
Changes
Sources
Jim Brown, grandson, from personal effects and military documents related to William C. Nichols.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 864 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database