James R Nixon Jr
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed at Halberstadt on 7/7/44 in B-24 #42-95177, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bo II
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 23 January 1941 | |
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Born |
Waco, Texas | ||
| McLennan County, TX, USA | |||
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Died |
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Buried |
Waco, TX, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorLucy May
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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7237