World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earl Curtis Nichols
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Osage City, Kansas
Honored By
Eunice M. Nichols
Relationship
Wife
PILOTED C-47 AIRCRAFT IN 79TH SQUADRON OF 9TH AIR FORCE. PARTICIPATED IN D-DAY INVASION OF FRANCE. DROPPED PARATROOPERS IN EUROPE AND EVACUATED WOUNDED. TOWED GLIDERS. DELIVERED SUPPLIES AND FUEL TO GENERAL GEORGE PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.