Lewellyn Harold Nemitz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 2 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5260 'Yardbird II'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5260

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yardbird II
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Montevideo, Minnesota 16 February 1921

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

2 October 1943

Buried

Listed on the "Wall of Missing"

Revisions

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Updated the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56302243.

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Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56302243.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56302243/lewellyn-harold-nemitz

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Added S/N per MACR 4862 at Fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28604096
Updated his first and middle names per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56302243.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56302243/lewellyn-harold-nemitz

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 738