Edgar H Nelson

Military

Object Number - UPL 19909

Shot down and crashed near Jachymou on 9/12/44 in B-17 Temptress #42-107196, Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107196

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Temptress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dubois, Pennsylvania

Other

POW

Germany 12 September 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12, Germany

Revisions

Date1 Oct 2021 19:24:12
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

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

Date11 Jan 2016 11:56:39
ContributorA. van Erp
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www.archives.gov

Date27 Sep 2014 18:08:06
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8825 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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