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SEGRAVES, Nelson Taylor - Date of
birth
4 June 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Memphis, Shelby County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-666088 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
705th Bombardment Squadron,
446th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 July 1944 - Place of
death
Auvergnepolder
Halsteren, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George B. Segraves (father)
Lucy Segraves (mother)
George B. Segraves Jr. (brother)
Allen Segraves (brother)
Mary V. Segraves (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-100315 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Quivering Box
Destination: Munich, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 7250
More information
Nelson T. Segraves attended college and was a salesman.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army on 9 October 1941.
The airplane was hit by flak on return flight. One engine caught fire immediately and another stopped. Soon after seven or eight men had bailed out and after the airplane had descended out of control to a few thousand feet below the formation, it blew up in mid-air.
Three crew members were taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
He was initially buried at the cemetery of Vlissingen, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: FOHF, www.findagrave.com - dfr, Arie-Jan van Hees Bombardier Class Book 42-14 Midland AFS Texas