Alfred Kibler Nelson
Military
Robert F. Jonas Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: Lester C. Wilson (FE), C.J. Hauser (G), Alvin Krzyzaniak (TTG); Melvin Bornstein (TG), Joseph J. Brown (R/O), Harry H. Matthews (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert F. Jonas (P), Alfred K. Nelson (CP), Lester E. Smith (B), Arnold W. Hanson (N)
Note: This photo was taken stateside. The name "Jonas' Whale" was written on the photo, and was not actually on the aircraft. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 18863 - Crew #561 Robert F. Jonas Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Lester C. Wilson (FE), C.J. Hauser (G), Alvin Krzyzaniak (TTG);...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Evanston, IL, USA | 21 June 1921 | |
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Died |
Marshalltown, IA 50158, USA | 4 February 2008 | Alfred "Al" Kibler Nelson was born on Tuesday; June 21, 1921 in Evanston; Cook County, Illinois. He was the son of Alfred, Sr. and Mary (Lesher) Nelson. He received his education in the Fairfield, Iowa area and went on to college at Iowa State University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Al married Wilma J. Preston on Wednesday; March 15, 1944 in Ames; Story County, Iowa. Al served our country proudly in the Air Force during World War II. He flew with the 466th Bomb Group in the German Theatre. During their married life, the couple lived in Iowa, Illinois, Washington, and moved to Marshalltown (Embers) in 1990. They had two children, Marilyn Jean and Donald Lee. Al started his career at Caterpillar in the Peoria area in 1947. He worked as an engineer there for 37 years, retiring in 1984. Al was a member of the Pit Tau Sigma honorary fraternity for mechanical engineers. Al enjoyed traveling with his5th-wheel trailer, wintering in Texas with Wilma, fishing in Minnesota and Canada, and HAM Radio. Alfred "Al" Kibler Nelson, age 86, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Monday; February 4, 2008 at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center. |
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Buried |
Marshalltown, IA 50158, USA | 8 February 2008 | Riverside Cemetery Marshalltown Marshall County Iowa, USA |
| Sioux City, IA, USA |