Joseph B Nealon

Military

While serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner in B-17G 43-37613 on 16-Aug-44 the aircraft was attacked by Germany fighters and received severe damage near the target of Halle, Germany. The pilot managed to nurse the aircraft back to England and landed at Boreham, Essex. He was uninjured and Returned to Duty (RTD).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37613

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2104. Corrected typo in biography.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2014. Added SN and BS association per MACT 8182; crafted biography per "losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE, made connsctions to Place and Mission wihtin existing website data.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 8182 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database