Bert C Nelson

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Rommersheim on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42-102680, Evaded (EVD).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Belleville, New Jersey, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 15 August 1944

Revisions

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Sources

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8437 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database