Darwin George Nelson
Military
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UPL 20042
42-29768 SO-Z, Winsome Winn II crash scene.
1 December 1943, shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Solingen, Germany; MACR 1336
1 December 1943, shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Solingen, Germany; MACR 1336
Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29768 'Winsome Winn II. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1336
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39314183
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680527
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winsome Winn II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Luverne, Minnesota, USA | 29 March 1921 | |
Other Assigned |
18 October 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 18 October 1943, as crew pilot. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 1 December 1943 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Died |
California, USA | 7 November 2008 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Updated the location of the POW event to “Barth, Germany” instead of “Germany” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorbombercommand
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1336 / MACR 1336, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database