Paul F Nulton Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 7091 - Staff Sergeant Paul F. Nulton and Staff Sergeant Norman F. Christian at Snetterton Heath, Norfolk, England (96th Bomb Group, 339th Squadron).
Assigned June 1944. Shot down by flak and crashed at Koblenz on 7/19/44 in B-17 'Silver Slipper' #42-32045, POW.
According to Bockstanz, "we were hit on the bomb run. Two engines were knocked out but we managed to stay with the formation."
POW
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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: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706674
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Slipper
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Mason, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 169
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7411; Snetterton Falcons pg 178, 318
