Walter Nies
Military
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Object Number - UPL 60519 - S/Sgt Walter Nies.
Assigned to 96BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Shot down on 24-Jan-44 in B-17 42-5411 ‘SHADY LADY’ on Mission to Sofia, Bulgaria. Prisoner of War (POW). Shot and killed 28-May-44 by a tense and overzealous camp guard.
Awards: AM (4OLC), American Campaign, EAME, POW, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shady lady
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Eureka, South Dakota, USA | 4 June 1920 | Born Eureka, South Dakota |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 24 January 1944 - 28 May 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Died |
Germany | 28 May 1944 | POW records indicate he was executed at the POW camp. |
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Buried |
Johannestal Cemetery, South Dakota | 15 December 2022 | Interred Johannestal Cemetery McPherson County, South Dakota |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added "Died"event and connection to POW camp per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 55956695.
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Information gleaned from MACR records 1988 at Fold3.com and WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 55956695.
