Bruce Nicholson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 9 October 1942 in B-17F #41-24510 'Snoozy II' while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA). Attacked by fighters which killed pilot Olsen and copilot Cox. Assigned target Lille I/A, France. Plane crashed near Nechin, Belgium. 6KIA 1POW 2EVD MACR 6706

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snoozy II
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

9 October 1942

Born

Duluth, Minnesota

Buried

Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska Originally buried in the Southern Cemetery of Lille, France along with the 5 other KIAs of this crew and 6 others from B-24 41-23678 93BG/330BS. After the war his remains along with those of CP 2Lt. Gates, and WG SSgt Wilder and those of N Lt. Garrett and B Lt. Marsh of B-24 41-23678 were repatriated to the United States for Group Burial at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Added a connection to the bomber mission of 9-Oct-42 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Lee Cunningham 14-Nov-2014. eliminated mission connection

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Lee Cunningham 14-Nov-2014. Reconciling for duplicate entry.

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Lee Cunningham 24-Oct-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6706. Burial information :Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6706, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p.37,