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).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

People

Joseph Frank Fertitta

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18190215
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Charles Cecil Finch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34393652
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Merle Ross Hungerford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18014955 at enlistment, then O-421102
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Pilot

Angelo Phillips Petix

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13107303
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Joe B Vogel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18013320 at enlistment, then O-676182
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

Missions

Places

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/ Commemorated

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