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name
NOLAN, Joseph F - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Connecticut -
Hometown
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-822522 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
816th Bombardment Squadron,
483rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Amstetten, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Patrick J. Nolan (father)
Minnie E. Nolan (mother)
Theresa A. Nolan (sister)
Helen M. Nolan (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6327 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Linz, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards and freight yard
MACR: 14060
More information
1st Lt Joseph F. Nolan joined the Regular Army in Hartford, Connecticut on 22 October 1942.1st Lt Edward J. Beller:
Ship 44-6327 was flying on our right in the box. I observed him in this position just before Bombs away. The next time I saw the ship it was passing about 3000 feet below us with its right wing on fire. He passed almost to the target area and six chutes were seen leaving the plane. After this the ship appeared under control although still on fire and was heading toward the Russian lines. The ship then exploded and pieces of it spread all over the terrain. No other chutes were observed.
When he was coming down in his chute, the Germans shot him before he hit the ground.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com – Hartford Courant Connecticut 14 August 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel, www.newspapers.com – Hartford Courant Connecticut 14 August 1945