Howard J Nelson

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media-56777.jpeg UPL 56777 1st Lt. Robert S. Jones Jr. Crew - 401st Bomb Group, 613th Bomb Squadron

Standing Left to Right: S/Sgt Howard J. Nelson, Waist Gunner; T/Sgt Joseph J. Kozyra, Engr/Top Turret; S/Sgt Lewis O. Geiger, Tail Gunner; S/Sgt Richard W. Carr, Togglier; T/Sgt Billie D. Delong, Radio Operator; S/Sgt James W. Foutch, Ball Turret Gunner.
Kneeling Left to Right: 2nd Lt. Maurice Dunigan, Co-Pilot; 1st Lt. Robert S. Jones, Pilot; Flt Officer Philip B Steiman Jr., Navigator.

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Object Number - UPL 56777 - 1st Lt. Robert S. Jones Jr. Crew - 401st Bomb Group, 613th Bomb Squadron Standing Left to Right: S/Sgt Howard J. Nelson, Waist Gunner; T/Sgt...

S/Sgt Howard J. Nelson flew 37 missions, from 11/26/1944, mission #173, to 03/24/1945, mission #236. He served as a Ball Turret Gunner and Waist Gunner.



S/Sgt Nelson served with the following crewman: Sgt John F. Bramble, S/Sgt Richard W. Carr, T/Sgt Billie D. Delong, 2nd Lt Maurice Dunigan, S/Sgt James W. Foutch, S/Sgt Lewis O. Geiger, 2nd Lt Wiley R. Haggard, Sgt Charles F. Hennig, 1st Lt Robert S. Jones Jr., T/Sgt Joseph J. Kozyra, S/Sgt Waverly W. Moore, Sgt John W. Peters, 2nd Lt Frank R. Seavey, Sgt Perry L. Sparkman, Flt O Philip B. Steiman Jr. and 2nd Lt Charles B. Young

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102468

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Farmer's Daughter
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
Factory fresh B-17s

42-106992

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Baby Lu, Grin N Bear It
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-31730

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Morning Star, Tail End Charlie
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

42-32012

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shark Tooth
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-97869

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hula Girl, Maid To Order
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2937

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