Arthur L Nelson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Joined Sqd 12/26/43. On return from local test flight on 13 Jan 1944, B-24H 42-7551 'The Jinx' crashed while attempting to land with apparent mechancial problems. Killed in Action (KIA).

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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
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-7551

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Jinx
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

13 January 1944

Born

Illinois

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd, 8th AF Losses