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name
NELSON, Jerome Wesley - Date of
birth
28 April 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Olmsted County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20752119 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
613th Bombardment Squadron,
401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 April 1944 - Place of
death
Pont-Remy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 39 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Louis L. Nelson (father)
Amelia P. Nelson (mother)
Ruby C. Nelson (sister)
Leone E. Nelson (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31593 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Carrie B
Mission: Bois Coquerel, France
MACR: 4054
More information
# 3 engine was hit by flak.About 3 or 4 minutes later, the airplane pulled up vertically, went into a dive to about 12,000 feet and then exploded.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Andy Swinnen / www.remember-our-heroes.nl
Photo source: Jac Engels, honorstates.org