Nelson T Segraves
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The Eric Sherman crew in front “WEREWOLF !” # 42-7572.
Standing, left to right: Sgt William S. Lutes; Sgt Leiding C. Olson; Sgt William Kopczynski; Sgt William A. McDonald; Sgt Euylse E. Jackson.
Kneeling, left to right: Captain Eric H. Sherman; 2/Lt Charles S. Clark (did not fly on the 21 July 1944 mission on 42-100315 “Quivering Box”); 1/Lt Glenn W. Hoffman and 1/Lt Nelson T. Segraves.
Not in photo: Captain Calvin T. Ballard, Lt John E. Hand and S/Sgt John T. Clay, all three KIA in the loss of 42-100315. ( Photo from the 446th BG website : http://www.446bg.com/)
Added photo
Object Number - UPL 21531 - Other version of the photo at UPL 21481. The Eric Sherman crew in front “WEREWOLF !” # 42-7572. Standing, left to right: Sgt William S. Lutes;...
Born and raised on the family farm at "Double Bridges" in Osceola, Arkansas, Nelson Segraves enlisted in the Air Corps two months before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He followed Bombardier training and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. After training at the Big Spring Bombardier School, he was sent for further training at the Army Bombardier School at Childress, Texas. Sent overseas, he was assigned to the 446th Bomb Group / 705th Bomb Squadron at Bungay. He was Bombardier on board B-24 “Quivering Box” # 42-100315 when it was hit by Flak on the 21 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. Injured in the back, Nelson went down with the Liberator and was
Killed in Action (KIA)
Connections
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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: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18049224 & O-434031
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34185329
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817328
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16077659 and O-741175
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 21 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
9 October 1941 | as a Private in the Air Corps | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
21 July 1944 | Hit in the back by Flak, he went down with B-24 "Quivering Box" # 42-100315 on the 12 July 1944 mission to Munich, Germany. | |
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Buried |
Berg-op-Zoom, The Netherlands | 22 July 1944 | Initially buried at the military cemetery in Bergen-op-Zoom (Ruytershoveweg) Berg-op-Zoom, The Netherlands |
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Born |
Osceola, Arkansas, United States | ||
| Osceola, Arkansas, United States | |||
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Buried |
Nelson Segraves' remains were tranferred to the Margraten cemetery after the war. He rests at Plot H, Row 15, Grave 19 |
Revisions
MACR 7250
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website
446th BG website www.446bg.com/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7250 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
