Nick Furnace
Military
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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
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
DFC w/cluster
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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: 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
- 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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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / brother, Earl Furnace