Joseph E Nickerson
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down on a mission to Hesepe airfield, GR on 21 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100178 and crashed NW of Osnabruck, GR. Killed in Action (KIA).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Carry Me Back
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
21 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Cloverdale, Indiana, USA | ||
Buried |
Indiana | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 21 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2468 / MACR 2468, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database