George Harvey Nesselrode
Military
Squadron Commander/Photo Recon Pilot
7th PRG - 14th PRS
Reload of photo
Object Number - UPL 44947 - George Harvey Nesselrode Squadron Commander/Photo Recon Pilot 7th PRG - 14th PRS
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
![Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380976.jpg.webp?itok=b-IRYuYJ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Nicknames: Upstairs Maid
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Nicknames: Kisty I
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Nicknames: Lease Fleece
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas City, KS | 17 November 1919 | |
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Other 7th PRG Combat Tour |
Mount Farm Airfield, UK | 19 August 1943 | |
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Other Combat Mission |
St. Omer, France | 16 September 1943 | "While CPT Nesselrode photographed his assigned targest of St. Omer/Longuenesse and St. Omer/Fort Rouge airfields from 28,000 feet, RAF controllers warned him by radio of enemy fighters ahead. He looked and saw three FW-190's coming toward him. Making a diving turn, he watched the three enemy aircraft pass over his F-5 and continue one. Nesselrode returned to base, his mission partially successful." |
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Died |
23 July 1981 | ||
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Buried |
Kansas City, KS, USA | Highland Park Cemetery Kansas City Wyandotte County Kansas, USA | |
| Kansas City, KS | 927 Cleveland Ave |
Revisions
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44011_11_0…
"Eyes of The Eighth" - Patricia Fussell Keen, page 64, 326
Chris Brassfield
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
