Nathaniel N Shane
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Crashed at Dresden in B-17 #4339110 Mid air collision. a German priest witnessed an SS soldier shooting him. The Germans lated and arrested the SS soldier. The priest recorded Lt Shane's death in the church burial register. There was an ID bracelet on Lt Shane's arm that was sent back to his family. Lt Shane's body was later returned to the US for burial in NJ
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Naughty Nancy
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
17 April 1945 | ||
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Born |
Bronx, New York, USA | ||
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Buried |
King Solomon Cemetery, Clifton, New Jersey | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 17 April 1945 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14053 / MACR 14053/brother Martin H. Shane / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database