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name
NICHOLS, Lother "Luther" - Date of
birth
1 March 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Key, Cherokee County, Alabama -
Hometown
Cave Spring, Floyd County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34269592 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 June 1943 - Place of
death
Grossheide, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 57 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Quiller Nichols (father)
Onie Nichols (mother)
Sophia M. Nichols (sister)
Inez Nichols (sister)
John D. Nichols (brother)
Virginia Nichols (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29875 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Wilhelmshafen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of U-boat yards
MACR: 1358
More information
S/Sgt Lother Nichols worked as a carpenter.He enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 19 May 1942.
The aircraft was seen to go down after being attacked by two FW-190's.
One crew member survived and was taken prisoner, nine men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Ancestry - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.fold3.com - MACR 1358, / Enlistment Record / National Archives, ABMC / WWII Memorial, CWGC-ABMC / Find A Grave
Photo source: Peter Schouteten