Earl B Nelson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21910.jpeg UPL 21910 Earl B Nelson, Webster City, 381st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21910 - Earl B Nelson, Webster City, 381st BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) 9 March 1945 in A/C #43-39012.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-39012

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Fortune
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 9 March 1945

Born

Webster City, Iowa, USA

Revisions

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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ContributorAAM
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 12960 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12960 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21910 - Earl B Nelson, Webster City, 381st BG, KIA

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