Nelson, Francis Page, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Nelson, Francis Page, Jr ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-677552 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #110 dated 4 October 1943, effective 4 October 1943. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #115, effective 11 October 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	30 January 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 4 February 1921 Appointed First Lieutenant (AUS) effective 9 January 1944 per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 14 January 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 2263⇓ (3.481 MB) Accident Report # 43-10-09-503⇓ (2.904 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Berbrich, John Martin⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Nelson, Francis Page, Jr	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Schwartz, Julius Sol⇗	Navigator	CT
2nd Lt. Alles, William George⇗	Bombardier	POW
S/SGT. Moore, Howard Milton⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Kolassa, Edward Leonard⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Dennison, James Edward⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
SGT. Peloke, Dale Dean⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
SGT. Connors, Albert William⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Montz, Nemours Albert, "Nem"⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--	9 October 1943	None Non-combat sortie	Co-pilot	41‑24529⇗	Berbrich took off at 1516 hrs for the purpose of slow-timing two engines (note that pilot Willing aborted this aircraft from the morning combat mission, landing at 1012 hrs). After flying for one-and-one-half hours, a fuel problem developed, so he attempted to land at 1640 hrs, running off the end of the runway and seriously damaging the aircraft. Sortie Report⇗
33⇗	20 October 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5444⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
--⇗	30 October 1943	Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑3218⇗	Sortie Report⇗
34⇗	3 November 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5444⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
35⇗	5 November 1943	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37816⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
36⇗	16 November 1943	Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine Type: Industry Location: Knaben, Norway	Co-pilot	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Co-pilot	42‑39888⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
42⇗	13 December 1943	Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5404⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group, high Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
46⇗	24 December 1943	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France	Co-pilot	41‑24525⇗	Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29554. Sortie Report⇗
47⇗	30 December 1943	Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑30026⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29632⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗
54⇗	21 January 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France	Co-pilot	42‑31415⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5444⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑5444⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Low group high Squadron. Last seen at 1146 hrs, six minutes before the IP, being attacked by FW 190s and began falling away from the formation where he burst into flames, but continued on and dropped bombs on target; three chutes seen to emerge; crashed near Oberkirchen, Germany. Casualties buried in Meinsen. MACR 2263 Sortie Report⇗

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