Archie R Nelson
Military
Back row, far right: Joe Stilwell (ordinance/waist gunner). Other crew members in this picture: Bill "Willie" Hammontree (flight engineer), Ed Schroeck (radio operator), Dale Van Winkle (ball gunner), Calvin "Mac" McIntosh (tail gunner).
*Lt. Askew was not on the flight that was shot down; for that day only, he was assigned to the front plane which made it home to Snetterton Heath. William Faller Photos
Bill Faller
Object Number - UPL 50865 - Front row, from far left: Bill Faller (navigator); Archie Nelson (co-pilot); Russell Fechter (Pilot); Marcus Askew (Bombardier)* Back row, far...
Assigned Dec 1944. POW crashed near Frankfurt on 9 Mar 45 in B-17 #44-6897 March 9 1945, His #1 engine was feathered with #2 caught fire sending the plane into a spin which broke off the left wing. All bailed out before the plane disintegrated and all...[incomplete]
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 9 March 1945 | |
|
Born |
Long Beach, California, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12957, Snetterton Falcons, pg 238, 245
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12957 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Snetterton Falcons, pg 219
