Bruce Nicholson
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot 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
- 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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Snoozy II
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a connection to the bomber mission of 9-Oct-42 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
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.
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,