Samuel V Nelson
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 23 March 1944 in B-17 #4231455. Killed in Action (KIA). Plane was on a direct line between Lipitadt and Munster approx. 25 miles south east of Munster. the BTG noted that both Sergeant. Richardson (LWG) and Sergeant. Samuel V. Nelson (RWG) were both killed by strafing german fighters before the plane went out of control and their bodies remained in the plane when it went down.
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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
![A battle-damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-A, serial number 42-31466) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group at Manston, 17 April 1944. Official caption on image: "754(44) - W.P.U. - 4-17-44 - Manston - Battle Damage - B-17G 42-31455 - R.Z. FSAD." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390th Bomb Group, 13th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Division.' On reverse: Photographic Section USAAF Station 595 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414089.jpg.webp?itok=6ukp1gcv)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
23 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Killeen, Texas, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3414 / MACR 3414, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database