Marion A Nelson

Military

UPL 66514 UPL 66514 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/14 March 1945, Minden (railroad bridge).
Back L-R: F/O William O’Leary Jr. (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Jack M. Smith (P), 1st Lt. William Cavanaugh (N), Lt. William “Doc” Frazier Jr. (B), 1st Lt. Albert Stoltze (“Mickey” MN).
Front L-R: 1st Lt. Mark Mason (GH), Maj. Edgar Ulrey (CA/CP), TSgt. Gordon Robb (TT), SSgt. Marion Nelson (FG), TSgt. Thomas Benson (RO). 384th Bomb Group collection

The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35744/search/8882

547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 886 44-8649 Grafton Underwood William Joseph O'Leary Jack M Smith William D Cavanaugh William E Frazier Albert G Stoltz Mark Mason Edgar E Ulrey Thomas Joseph Benson Gordon Lee Robb Marion A Nelson On

Object Number - UPL 66514 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/14 March 1945, Minden (railroad bridge). Back L-R: F/O William O’Leary Jr. (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Jack M. Smith (P), 1st...

Assigned to the 547th Bomb Squadron on 23 January 1943 as Clerk-Typist, MOS 405 per unit history. Flew his first combat mission as a flexible gunner on 18 April 1944.

MOS change from 405 to 611-Aerial Gunner per Station 106 Special Order #256, 25 December 1944.

He flew 28 combat missions.