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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Elias J. Nader

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

St. Augustine, Florida

Honored By

Ms. Marie Nader

Relationship

Sister

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

363rd Tactical Air Command Reconnaissance Group, 31st Tactical Air Command Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Air Force. Commissioned officer 1943, honorably discharged 1945. Pilot of P-40 Warhawk 'Iben Yusef' and of P-51 Mustang F-5/6D named 'Vivacious Vivian'. Recipient of Air Medal. Photo reconnaissance flights over Holland and Germany. Recorded troop movements and results of allied bombardment. Assisted in the 9th Air Force drive across the Rhine, Germany to V-E Day.