Louis Meredith Nicholson Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
Killed in Action on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Let 'er Rip' 41-24121.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731644
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Let Er Rip
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
19 April 1917 | Born in Greenville, Washington County, MS. | |
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Enlisted |
30 July 1941 | Enlisted at Camp Blanding, FL. Nativity is MS. | |
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Died Killed in action |
1 August 1943 |
Revisions
NARA files verified ASN upon entry, officer number, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster. His posthumous DFC and Purple Heart were awarded for the 1 August 1943 Ploesti low level mission. Without a personnel record it is unknown how many campaigns he participated in regarding the EAME Campaign Medal, but it was at least one.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 462