Esley E Nelson

Military

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29153 'Greenwich', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Leon Anthony Mascolo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11066612 at enlistment, then O-811645
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

B-24 Liberators, including a B-24 (serial number 41-29153) nicknamed "Greenwich", of the 44th Bomb Group conducts a raid on a German airfield near Diepholz. The image has been annotated to show the exact position of the target airfield. Printed caption on reverse: '50676 AC - Germany - SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK GERMANY - When the six days ended, every one of the factories attacked had been seriously injured, and some of the most important ones had been all but obliterated. U.S Army 8th AF Consolidated B-24s bom

41-29153

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Greenwich
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Eugene, Oregon, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3850 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database