William Francis Nee

Military
media-37042.jpeg UPL 37042 Then 1LT William F. Nee back row, far left. This photo had to be taken on 11 Dec 1943 at Rapid City, South Dakota, after completing flight training and on the way to England. Bill Nee entered service 10 Sept 42 and was shot down on 24 May 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 37042 - Then 1LT William F. Nee back row, far left. This photo had to be taken on 11 Dec 1943 at Rapid City, South Dakota, after completing flight training...

Shot down 24 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107178 that crashed in Sweden. Nee parachuted over Germany and was captured by German forces

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Leonard A Bielawski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Philip J Branner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Robert Heimbach

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Richard Markley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Frederic T Neel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-107178

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Arnold, Pennsylvania 15 January 1918

Enlisted

Nashville, Tennessee, USA 10 September 1942

Died

New Kensington, PA 26 March 2001

Buried

Greenwood Memorial Park, New Kensington, PA 30 March 2001 Greenwood Memorial Park Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Sagan, Lower Silesia, Germany (now Żagań, Poland) 24 May 1944

Revisions

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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=4489284…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181084968
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8939&h=7986156…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=6061&h=3462602…

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Associated Units but unable to very that he was in the 398th Bomb Group as the Media image suggests,

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91st Bomb Group POWs & Internees Document ; http://www.91stbombgroup.com/91st_info/91stbg_pow_internees_v13-298_oct…

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Documents held by family

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Separation documents

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5304 / MACR 5358 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

William Francis Nee: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 37042 - Then 1LT William F. Nee back row, far left. This...

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