Nolan Frank Sparks
MilitaryAdded correct first name to avoid confusion.
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Wounded in Action on Mannheim rail transport mission 9-Sep-44 in B-17 43-37777 'Four of a kind' WIA.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19047892 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Panhandle, TX | 28 August 1920 | Son of Frank Elijah and Grace Mae [Kirksey] Sparks. |
Enlisted |
Dallas, TX | 28 May 1942 | Dallas, Texas |
Other Discharged USAAF |
6 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Malakoff, TX | 10 July 2005 | |
Buried |
Panhandle CemeteryPanhandle, Carson County, TX | 13 July 2005 | Panhandle Cemetery Panhandle, Carson County, Texas |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added an association to A/C #43-37832 per the info in the A/C description section.
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology pg. 129 and 322 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia