42-31306 Nelson King
Object Number - UPL 55465 - B-17 42-31306 'Nelson King', 100BG
Delivered Cheyenne 20/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Romulus 10/11/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-V] Thorpe Abbotts 15/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Emil Siewart, Bombardier: Irving Jacobwitz,Tail gunner: Frank Kroczynski (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Wayne Prouix, Navigator: Don HufferWounded in Action, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oliver Scully, Radio Operator: Julian Barkman, Ball turret gunner: Chester PadloWounded in Action, Waist gunner: Edwin Morgan, Waist gunner: Francis CousinsWounded in Action (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed on return, at Ostprignitz, near Wittstock, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5165. NELSON KING.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39392429
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36597632
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11098984 / O-819014
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36575528
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813794
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Ostprignitz, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed on return, at Ostprignitz, near Wittstock, Germany. MACR 5165. |
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Assigned |
Thorpe Abbotts, UK | Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database