Roger William Nicks

Military
media-48392.jpeg UPL 48392 A group of 416th BG - 669th BS gunners after receiving the Air Medal, 11 July 1944
Left to Right:
SSGT Arthur L. Nielsen
SSGT William E. Fields
SSGT Morton Rosenstein
SSGT Everett T. Epps
SSGT Charles A. Prindle
SSGT Roger W. Nicks
SSGT Foster M. Citty
SSGT Charles L. Webb
SSGT Alexander J. Huber

Object Number - UPL 48392 - A group of 416th BG - 669th BS gunners after receiving the Air Medal, 11 July 1944 Left to Right: SSGT Arthur L. Nielsen SSGT William E....

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747906
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Nicknames: Irish
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Swan Lake, Arkansas 4 January 1925

Enlisted

Little Rock, Arkansas 17 January 1942

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

Poix Airfield, France 3 March 1944

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Trier, Germany 17 October 1944

Died

Fallon, Montana 13 October 1976

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