Raymond G Nersinger | American Air Museum

Raymond G Nersinger Jr

Military

LWG, Mickow crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down by fighters on mission #61 to Frankfurt, Germany on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37884. MACR 2241. S/Sgt Nersinger was wounded in the leg. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft IV.

Rochester, NY

Listed as R G Nersinger, Jr on NARA

POW

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James M Hopkins

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-675774
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot ; Pilot

Hugh Evans Maguire

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-750150
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Laurence Henry Mickow

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-802137
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Glendon B Pierson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 6573040
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Roy Everett Wendell

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-688146
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

Missions

Technical Sergeant Edward Fee of the 91st Bomb Group enjoys a cup of coffee surrounded by his comrades at Bassingbourn after his final mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-27150 AC - HQ 8th AAF Photo Section, 20 Dec 1943. Ovation on Return. Congratulated on the completion of his tour of "Ops", T/Sgt. Edward Fee (holding cup), 30, of Charlestown, Mass., is surrounded by flying mates as he awaits interrogation. T/Sgt. Fee, holder of Air Medal and slated for the DFC, is aerial engineer of Fortres

VIII Bomber Command 161

Date: 22 December 1943

VIII Bomber Command 159

Date: 20 December 1943

A crashed B-17 Flying Fortress of the 384th Bomb Group , Cottishall, December 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '798, CH. Crash, Cottishall, 12/43.'

VIII Bomber Command 156

Date: 16 December 1943

Personnel of the 94th Bomb Group at a mission briefing. A censor has obscured the maps and charts in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press'[stamp],'Passed for publication 14 December 1943.'[stamp] '296691.'[Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'Operations Room at US Air Base. Preparing for take off. Associated Press photo shows: Col.F. W. Castle, Group Commanding Officer, gives the massed crews of the base the last part of the briefing, and a personal 'Godspeed' and 'Good Luck' in

VIII Bomber Command 151

Date: 11 December 1943

A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman", piloted by Lieutenant Mason of the 389th Bomb Group bursts into flame during a mission, 5 December 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '5/12/43B - 3, 147. 147/RFWD148. 389 BG B-24 struck by flak and destroyed 12/5/43.'

VIII Bomber Command 149

Date: 5 December 1943

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Location

Date

Description

Born

Rochester, New York

22 December 1922

Based

10 November 1943 - 29 January 1944

Other

Prisoner of War

Tychowo, Poland

29 January 1944

Stalag Luft IV

Revisions

Date22 Mar 2018 01:03:27

ContributorARowe95

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ARowe95

Date13 Feb 2018 23:32:22

ContributorARowe95

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ARowe95

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:07

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2241, 8th AF Losses