Oscar B Nelson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14500.jpeg UPL 14500 The Dooley Crew: Standing: Oscar Nelson - WG, Paul Wadsworth - RO, Don Quirk - WG, Ralph VonBergen - TG, Johnie Jones - TT/E, John Phillips - NTG
Kneeling: Burton Wheeler - CP, Ralph Dooley - P, John Kowalczuk - B, Paul Gorman - N

Object Number - UPL 14500 - The Dooley Crew: Standing: Oscar Nelson - WG, Paul Wadsworth - RO, Don Quirk - WG, Ralph VonBergen - TG, Johnie Jones - TT/E, John Phillips - NTG...

Died in the crash of the 'Lady Jane', B-24 #42-95133, on a training mission.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Jane
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

King, Washington 30 July 1920

Died

Heigham Street, Norwich, Norfolk NR2 4LG, UK 24 November 1944

Buried

Vashon, WA 98070, USA 27 July 1948 Vashon Island Cemetery Vashon King County Washington, USA

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorusxpat
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Find A Grave Memorial# 80410979
http://www.458bg.com/crewba80dooley.htm

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Contributorapollo11
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Information correct as far as I am aware.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history & Page 280 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010

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