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NELSON, Maurice E - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Minnesota -
Hometown
St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37564252 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
20th Bombardment Squadron,
2nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 August 1944 - Place of
death
Košice, Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 16 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Maurice Nelson (father)
Leah I. Nelson (mother)
Fern M. Nelson (sister)
Clara Nelson (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6359 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 8083
More information
S/Sgt Maurice E. Nelson enlisted on 26 May 1943.Capt George B. Sweeney:
“Two aircrafts of the fourth squadron were observed going down in flames. Observation of what happened to other aircrafts was not possible as the group continued, minus the last squadron, to the target. The largest number of chutes observed in the area of enemy attacks was three.”
Sgt James R. Martin:
“S/Sgt Nelson’s parachute did not open.”
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Aug.44.html, www.newspapers.com – St. Cloud Times Minnesota 28 August 1944
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