William John Nehila
MilitaryAssigned to 20BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Bill Slaughter crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Athens in B-17 41-24345 20-Dec-43. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola satellite #1
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Perth Amboy, New Jersey | 3 March 1920 | BornPerth Amboy, New Jersey |
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Enlisted |
24 April 1942 | ||
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Other Commissioned |
7 January 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lt | |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 20 December 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany |
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Other Discharged |
22 February 1946 | ||
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Died |
26 May 1989 |