Maurice Eugene Nelson
MilitaryAssigned to 20BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Bill Bullock crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Moravska Ostrova 29-Aug-44 in B-17 44-6359; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed Ziln, Czech; MACR 8083. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 14137158 / O-813654
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dent, Minnesota | 18 November 1923 | BornDent, Minnesota |
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Died |
Kasava, Okres Zlín, Zlin, Czech Republic | 29 August 1944 | DiedKasava, Okres Zlín, Zlin, Czech Republic |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France | 1 January 1948 | InterredLorraine American Cemetery and MemorialSaint-Avold, Lorraine, France |
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