Nick Furnace

Military
media-7338.jpeg UPL 7338 Colonel Arthur J. Pierce (466th BG Commander) awarding the Air Medal to 1LT Nick Furnace (PIlot - Crew #615)
Furnace was part of the original compliment of pilots that came over with the 466th BG. He finished his 30 mission tour in early July 1944

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7338 - Colonel Arthur J. Pierce (466th BG Commander) awarding the Air Medal to 1LT Nick Furnace (PIlot - Crew #615) Furnace was part of the original...

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12181591
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Reliable Babe
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
A crashed Liberator of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on image: '466 BG 2nd Div 8th AF.' Image via Joh Bode.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shack Date
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Laden Maid
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Belton, Texas 10 April 1920

Died

Houston, TX, USA 20 March 1979

Buried

Winchester, TX 78945, USA 25 March 1979 Winchester Cemetery Winchester Fayette County Texas, USA

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / brother, Earl Furnace

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