Walter Robert Nielsen
Military
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Vincent Miller, T/Sgt Howard P Siegle, Sgt James A Burgess, Sgt Dale D Dorning, S/Sgt Harold L Willey, Sgt Robert L Wilmoth.
Front L-R: 2Lt Walter R Nielsen, 2Lt Rexford Feaster, 2Lt Hector A Kaufman, 2Lt Howard H Hamilton.
Object Number - UPL 39003 - "A crew of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, poses for the photographer at an 8th Air Force Base in England on 25 June 1944." Rear L-R: ...
Damaged by flak and crashed near Antwerp on 8/9/44 in B-17 'Busy Beaver' #43-37951, Evaded (EVD),
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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: Red Dragon
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
NewYork County, NY | 26 February 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, NY | 24 July 1942 | Fort Jay Governors Island New York |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Antwerp, Belgium | 9 August 1944 | |
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Died |
22 May 1973 | ||
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | 25 May 1973 | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the location for the Evaded (EVD) event per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7393 / MACR 7393; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 316 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
