Darwin George Nelson

Military
media-20042.png UPL 20042 42-29768 SO-Z, Winsome Winn II crash scene.
1 December 1943, shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Solingen, Germany; MACR 1336

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Object Number - UPL 20042 - 42-29768 SO-Z, Winsome Winn II crash scene. 1 December 1943, shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Solingen, Germany; MACR 1336

Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29768 'Winsome Winn II. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1336



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Phillip William Chaperon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39314183
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Elmer Leroy Smith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680527
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-29768

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winsome Winn II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Luverne, Minnesota, USA 29 March 1921

Other

Assigned

18 October 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 18 October 1943, as crew pilot.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 1 December 1943 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Died

California, USA 7 November 2008

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Updated the location of the POW event to “Barth, Germany” instead of “Germany” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorbombercommand
Changes
Sources

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POW

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1336 / MACR 1336, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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