William Bryce Nivens
MilitaryAssigned to 817BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Budapest 30-Jul-44; flak, crashed Sziget Szent; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7105.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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![Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457805.jpg.webp?itok=YT0rrjph)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 817th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oklahoma, USA | 28 November 1917 | Son of Thomas A and Pearl Nivens. |
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Died |
Sziget Szent, Romania | 30 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Budapest 30-Jul-44; flak, crashed Sziget Szent; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7105. |
| Dallas County, TX | |||
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Based |
Sterparone | 30 July 1944 | Assigned to 817BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tussy Cemetery ,OK | Tussy Cemetery Tussy, Garvin County, OK |