Alfred Charles Nuttall

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.  UPL 45632 UPL 45632 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 29 July 1943/Kiel.
Back L-R: SSgt. Walter C. Parkins (FG), TSgt. Philip E. Schmidlapp (TT), SSgt. Floyd M. Wingate (FG), TSgt. Arthur E. Brittain (RO), SSgt. Win R. Smalley (BT)
Front L-R: 1st Lt. Gordon K. Stallings (OBS/TG), Capt. Richard T. Carrington Jr. (AC/CP), Capt. Michael H. Smithwick (B), Capt. Raymond P. Ketelsen (P), 1st Lt. Robin Everett Taber (N)

384th Bomb Group collection

The Quentin Bland Collection.

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Object Number - UPL 45632 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 29 July 1943/Kiel. Back L-R: SSgt. Walter C. Parkins (FG), TSgt. Philip E. Schmidlapp (TT), SSgt. Floyd M. Wingate...

Original 544th BS CO, member of original cadre to form squadron. 
Transferred to Group HQ as Group Operations Officer on SO #38 dated 28 June in the shakeup following the loss of Group Deputy CO Major Selden MacMillin who was MIA on the 26 June mission. 
Appointed to an AIRPLANE ACCIDENT COMMITTEE per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #114 dated 10 October 1943. 
Resumed command of 544th Bomb Squadron on 20 October 1943 vice Major William F. Gilmore, per AAF Station 106 Special Order #123 dated 20 October 1943. 
Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to the 8th Air Force Officers Rest Home, Stanbridge Earls, Hampshire (a Flak House) on or about 24 January 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #14 dated 21 January 1944. 
Appointed as a member of a Flying Evaluation Board, to meet at the call of the President to act on such cases as might be referred to it by these headquarters (384th Bombardment Group) per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #25 dated 6 February 1944 and amended per Station Special Orders #26 dated 7 February 1944. 
Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to 8th Air Force Officers Rest Home, Stanbridge Earl, Hampshire (a Flak House) on 24 June 1944 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 24 June 1944. 
Placed on Special Duty with Headquarters Detachment, 384th Bomb Group per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #156 dated 4 August 1944. 
Succeeded as Squadron Commander by Major Gerald B. Sammons on 14 September 1944 per 544th Bomb Squadron Unit History.

 

Flew B-17’s one named “Nuttalls Madhouse” 

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Men are wearing cold-weather flying gear.  There are canvas duffle bags on the ground in front of the men.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 27 April 1944
  • Date: 24 April 1944
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29155) nicknamed "Picadilly Commando" of the 446th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '446BG B/24 leaving Ruhr on its way home 22 April 1944.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '22/4/44, 21,000 Ft. Hamm, smoke screen in distance.'
  • Date: 22 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

23 January 1918

Other

Assigned to the 544th BS

28 December 1942

Died

23 March 1962

Buried

31 December 1962 Woodlawn Cemetery Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Born

718 Pioneer Avenue

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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ContributorTigersox
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I am a collector of 8th Air Force and have several albums, awards, letters, wings, medals and certificates relating to Alfred Nuttall’s service.

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
AAIR 44-04-24-523 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Alfred Charles Nuttall: Gallery (14 items)