Martin W Nissen
MilitaryAssigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. On practice mission, became lost shortly after take off, failing to form up with section. Landed in Czechoslovakia with a badly wounded crew member. POW. MACR 2968. Wounded by flak in heel of foot. Repatriated in Jan-45 when POW camp evacuated.
Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cee Gee
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Forced down |
Czech Republic | 4 February 1944 | On practice mission, became lost shortly after take off, failing to form up with section. Landed in Czechoslovakia with a badly wounded crew member. POW. MACR 2968. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Šilutė, Lithuania | 4 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VI. |
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Based |
Old Buckenham | 4 February 1944 | Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Repatriated |
United States | Repatriated [Heel wound] when POW camp evacuated. Jan-45. Presumably a forced march. |