Robert E Nelson
Civilian
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UPL 20448
Original USAAF photo caption :
“23094 AC – Left to right : 2nd Lt. Orval H. Mickelson, Hot Springs, S.D.; 2nd Lt. Albert C. Naum (unknown); 2nd Lt. Robert E. Nelson, Riverside, calif.; 2nd Lt. Richard Schoenberger, Miamisburg, Ohio.” (Awards ceremony in Egypt – photo sent on 3 March 1943 by Lt. Tom Prideaux, from 9th Combat Camera Unit, Cairo, Egypt.) Note : There are five men on the photo and four names in the caption, but comparing photo 23094 AC with 23095 AC, one can determine that in this photo, Albert C. Naum is indeed 2nd from left and Richard Schoenberger, 4th from left.
“23094 AC – Left to right : 2nd Lt. Orval H. Mickelson, Hot Springs, S.D.; 2nd Lt. Albert C. Naum (unknown); 2nd Lt. Robert E. Nelson, Riverside, calif.; 2nd Lt. Richard Schoenberger, Miamisburg, Ohio.” (Awards ceremony in Egypt – photo sent on 3 March 1943 by Lt. Tom Prideaux, from 9th Combat Camera Unit, Cairo, Egypt.) Note : There are five men on the photo and four names in the caption, but comparing photo 23094 AC with 23095 AC, one can determine that in this photo, Albert C. Naum is indeed 2nd from left and Richard Schoenberger, 4th from left.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Riverside, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster