Oscar B Nelson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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
Kneeling: Burton Wheeler - CP, Ralph Dooley - P, John Kowalczuk - B, Paul Gorman - N
Died in the crash of the 'Lady Jane', B-24 #42-95133, on a training mission.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lady Jane
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorusxpat
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Find A Grave Memorial# 80410979
http://www.458bg.com/crewba80dooley.htm
ContributorAAM
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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