Arthur Carl Nilson Jr

Military

Arthur Nilson Jr was a Photographer on board B-17F #42-3029 "Wallaroo", shot down by Flak on mission to V-weapons site at Le Meillard, France on 14 January 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Karl Barnett Arundale

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16061078 / O-742551
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

James F Barlow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-752544
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Robert Lee Clink

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13084785
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Richard Andrew Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18118979
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

James Tracy Elovich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31192480
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Wallaroo". Passed as censored, then marked 'Confidential' 27 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303. 27-8-43 A.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].

42-3029

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wallaroo
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Forest Hills, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 3 February 1919

Enlisted

12 January 1942 Boston, Massachusetts

Other

Prisoner Of War (POW)

14 January 1944 Wounded (broken leg) and captured. Interned Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow/Tychow, Poland. NARA WWII POW database : " Returned to military control (RMC) 8 May 1945."

Died

25 February 1986
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Buried

Arthur Nilson rests at the Forest Glen Cemetery, Reading, Massachusetts

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR # 1965

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=98983

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged information from duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
/ MACR 1965, 8th AF Losses /
http://303rdbg.com/rost-wxyz.html#W

Correction to Surname and suffix

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Correction to surname and suffix.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 1965 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database