Ray L Nickola
Military
Luther E. Salter (KIA), Arnold E. Kramer (POW), James A. Foltz (KIA), Hershel W. Bowers (KIA), Carroll B. Tallant (KIA), Herbert W. Chouinard (KIA), Daniel DeBonis (KIA), James F. Hundley (KIA), Ray L. Nickola (POW).
Leon B. Wagner did not go on the 2 November 1944 mission but completed his tour as Tail Gunner with the Richard N. Broughton crew.
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Sgt. Luther E. Salter, Top Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Arnold E. Kramer, Waist Gunner; Sgt. James A. Foltz, Ball Turret Gunner; S/Sgt. Leon Wagner, Waist Gunner; T/Sgt. Hershel W. Bowers, Radio Operator; S/Sgt. Carroll B. Tallant, Tail Gunner
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
1st. Lt. Herbert W. Chouinard, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Daniel DuBonis, Navigator; 2nd Lt. James F. Hundley, Bombardier; 2nd Lt. Ray L. Nickola, Co-pilot
PHOTO AND CREW NAMES CONTRIBUTED BY ROGER LEMLEY
Object Number - UPL 50683 - This was the last crew of "The Jub Jub Bird" as it was shot down on 2 November 1944 on the Merseburg mission. Luther E. Salter (KIA), Arnold E....
Crashed on 11/2/44 in B-17 'Jub Jub Bird' #42-31883 at Leipzig, Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Jub Jub Bird
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 2 November 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added an association to “Bassingbourn” the home base of the 91st BG.
Added an association to Stalag Luft III per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
SOURCE: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=Ra…
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10304 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
