World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Addison Floyd Nicholson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Theodore, Alabama
Honored By
Joe Nicholson
Relationship
Nephew
HE WAS A TAIL-GUNNER ON A B-24H, 42-50371, 8TH AIR FORCE, 2ND AIR WING, 389TH HEAVY BOMBING GROUP, 567TH BOMB SQUADRON, PILOTED BY 1ST LIEUTENANT GEORGE J. SCHUKAR. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS ON MISSION 148 FROM HETHEL AIRFIELD IN ENGLAND, A BOMBING RAID OVER BERLIN ON JUNE 21, 1944, WHEN IT WAS SHOT DOWN. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN STALAG LUFT IV UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.