Lyle R Nelson

Military

Crashed at Klosterholz on 10/7/44 in B-17 'Marzi Doats' #42-102454, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Marzi Doats
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Youngstown, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 7 October 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9353 / MACR 9353; Snetterton Falcons, pg 194, 200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database