Augustus J Nelson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The Lt. Nelson Crew was KIA 10/7/44 by Flak over Politz, Germany.
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Object Number - UPL 51867 - 1st. Lt. Augustus J. Nelson, B-17 Pilot, 401st Bomb Group, 613Sq. Deenethorpe UK. The Lt. Nelson Crew was KIA 10/7/44 by Flak over Politz, Germany.
Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by Flak over the target Politz in B-17 42-31081 'Son of a Blitz' Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9757
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38468656
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13107538
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718347
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36736291
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35024139
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Son of a Blitz
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Meridian, Mississippi, USA | 7 September 1921 | Son of Augustus J and Mary Nelson. |
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Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL | 9 August 1940 | Montgomery, Alabama |
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Died |
Police, Poland | 7 October 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) |
|
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | 9 February 1950 | Re-Interred Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Photo from Family, Ms. Barbara Voss, pre-401st photo (during Air Cadet training).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9757 / MACR 9757,
http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=156 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
