Joseph William Nigl
MilitaryAssigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hanover in B-17 42-30174 26-Jul-43; shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Aurich, near Bremen, Germany; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 90
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11023695 / O-791352
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Luck II
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Oshkosh, WI | 19 April 1921 | Son of Joseph M and Angeline [Zindler] Nigl. |
Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 28 January 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Other Baled out POW |
Aurich, Germany | 26 July 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hanover in B-17 42-30174 26-Jul-43; shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Aurich, near Bremen, Germany; POW MACR 90 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 26 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 October 1953 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
28 June 2007 | ||
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 26 July 1943 | Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Spring Grove Cemetery Delavan, Walworth County, WI | Spring Grove Cemetery Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/47243088/joseph-w-nigl-social-security-dea…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84386179/joseph-w-nigl-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/624605801/joseph-nigl-1921-veterans-affair…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182532057/joseph-william-nigl
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 90