Thomas Oliver Nichols

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Evreux in B-17 43-37848 'Scrappy Mike' Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8078

Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

326th Bomb Squadron

• Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
• Air Force: Eighth Air Force
• Type Category: Bombardment

92nd Bomb Group

• Unit Hierarchy: Group
• Air Force: Eighth Air Force
• Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lawrence Martin Brechbill

• Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
• Nationality: American
• Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
• Service Numbers: 35152754 / O-761232
• Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
• Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37848

• Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
• Nicknames: Scrappy Mike
• Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron

Places

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

• Site type: Cemetery
• Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France

Podington

• Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Los Angeles, CA	28 February 1914	Son of Alfred Nichols.
Died		13 August 1944	Crashed near Evreux in B-17 43-37848 'Scrappy Mike' Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8078
Based Killed in Action (KIA)	Podington	13 August 1944	Assigned to 326BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.
Buried			Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot C Row 4 Grave 3