Robert E Nye

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Zeitz on 8/16/44 in B-17 'Dottie II' #42-29962, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rum Boogie II, Dottie III, Green Banana
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 August 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8455 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database