World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harry Nelson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
John Meurs
Relationship
Dutch Historian
SERVICE NUMBER: 0-669422. LEAD NAVIGATOR WITH THE 398TH BOMB GROUP, 600TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-17 WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER 42-97740, WAS ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS HIT BY FLAK SECONDS BEFORE BOMBING. THE WHOLE CREW OF 10 BAILED OUT AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER.