Gerald L Nygard

Military
media-22959.jpeg UPL 22959 2nd row from left: Pilot, 2nd Lt Donald K. Bare, O-758404; Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. John C. Johnson, O-821029; Bombardier 2nd Lt. Anthony Homyk O-706871; Navigator 2nd Lt. Richard E. Hess O-717566; Engineer/Top Turret Gunner T/Sgt. Raymond F Nickerson 33356664.

Front row from left: Radio Operator/Gunner T/Sgt. Louis G. Elgert, 11073219; Tail Gunner Sgt. Gerald L. Nygard 39212409 ;Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. Orland (Red) L. Neeley 39212635; Waist Gunner S/Sgt. Raymond A Jones 36158998 ; Manual Hadley with new B17 at Kearny, Nebraska ferried to Wales




Louis Elgert Collection

Louis Elgert Collection

Object Number - UPL 22959 - 2nd row from left: Pilot, 2nd Lt Donald K. Bare, O-758404; Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. John C. Johnson, O-821029; Bombardier 2nd Lt. Anthony Homyk O-706871;...

INT Had mechanical failure and landed in Sweden on 7/18/44 in B-17 #42-97467.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'

42-97467

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Stratford, Connecticut, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 18 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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 7418 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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