William Bryce Nivens
MilitaryAssigned to 817BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Budapest 30-Jul-44; flak, crashed Sziget Szent; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7105.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 817th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oklahoma, USA | 28 November 1917 | Son of Thomas A and Pearl Nivens. |
Died |
Sziget Szent, Romania | 30 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Budapest 30-Jul-44; flak, crashed Sziget Szent; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7105. |
Dallas County, TX | |||
Based |
Sterparone | 30 July 1944 | Assigned to 817BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Tussy Cemetery ,OK | Tussy Cemetery Tussy, Garvin County, OK |