William Raymond Nessler
MilitaryAssigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 42-40629.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1699045
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Scorpion
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 20 November 1913 | |
Enlisted |
Greensburg, PA | 3 September 1942 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
Other Discharged USAAF |
16 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
4 December 1974 | ||
Buried |
Saint Vincent Cemetery Latrobe, Westmoreland County, PA | 7 December 1974 | Saint Vincent Cemetery Latrobe, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
Based |
Hethel | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia