Travis E Nash
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) near Wipperfurth in B-24 'Tinker Belle' #44-40158.
Staff Sergeant Travis E. Nash was born September 9, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Jessie and Nellie Nash. He was from Detroit, Michigan.
On April 5, 1945, he was serving as the Radio Operator aboard B-24 “Tinker Belle,” tail #44-40158, of the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bomb Squadron, when it was shot down over Wipperfurth, Germany. Various reports show that he was killed aboard the aircraft, or shot on the ground by German military personnel.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tinker Belle
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
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Born |
Paris, Tennessee, USA | 9 September 1923 | * Staff Sergeant Travis E. Nash was born September 9, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Jessie and Nellie Nash. He was from Detroit, Michigan. |
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Died |
5 April 1945 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 5 April 1945 | On April 5, 1945, he was serving as the Radio Operator aboard B-24 “Tinker Belle,” tail #44-40158, of the 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bomb Squadron, when it was shot down over Wipperfurth, Germany. Various reports show that he was killed aboard the aircraft, or shot on the ground by German military personnel. |
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Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14110 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database