John A Nosal

Military

Joined Sqd 6/19/43. DS/Bengahzi 6/26/43. Returned to base 8/26/43. DS/Tunis 9/16/43. WIA 10/1/43 (Wiener-Neustadt). Returned to base via ATC 10/4/43. Went into Hospital. Rejoined Sqd 1/15/44. Prisoner of War (POW) 4/8/44 (Brunswick). Returned to base 5/8/45. Pilot: Townsend.



Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 42-109822 'Townsend's Terrible Ten. ' Prisoner of War.



Earlier on October 1, 1943, when the crew was TDY to the 9th AAC, on a mission to Weiner Neustadt, 41-24009 'Margaret Ann' was attacked by flak and fighters. Losing #1 radio and hydrolic systems. Pilot Kessler landed at a Canadian base outside of Bari, Italy. Spent a few days at the base working on the plane. Returned to England. Nosal was wounded in the attacks.



Nosal was also a veteran of the 1 August 1943 Ploesti raid.



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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

41-24225

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Flak Alley
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Omaha, Nebraska

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3857, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 133-134 , 261-263 / Webb Todd