Nelson Boyd O'Beirne
Military
Rear L-R: Capt Norman Nels Jacobsen, 1Lt Rufus S Charlton, Capt Nelson Boyd "Moose" O'Beirne, 1Lt Francis G. Downey, Capt Bernard C. Fontana
Front L-R: F/O James Hodges Hardy, S/Sgt Ralph V Evans, T/Sgt Raymond C King, T/Sgt Robert N Perry, T/Sgt Thomas L Weems
Object Number - UPL 36773 - "Lead crew on bombing mission to Dresden, Germany, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 14...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew a total of 50 x combat missions.. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (10 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Post War: He remained in the Air Force serving in Japan, flying B-24s to train Navigators, and then flying B-47s. He retired from the Air Force as a Lt Col.
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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
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Boston Twp/Ionia Co/Michigan | 30 November 1915 | |
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Died |
10 May 1968 | ||
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Buried |
13 May 1968 | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Sec: 6, Site: 9224-2 R | |
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Buried |
South Boston Cemetery Clarksville, Ionia County, MI | Memorialised South Boston Cemetery Clarksville, Ionia County, Michigan | |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Hell's Angels History & Personel Letter,
