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2LT Richard S Nichols

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2LT Richard S Nichols Veteran

Birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA
Death
15 Oct 1945 (aged 23)
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Entered the service from New York.

Serial number: 43-38066
Type: B-17G
Destination: Cologne, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9474
He was a pilot

The incident took place on 14 October 1944.

The aircraft collided with aircraft 43-38108 in midair. The propellers of 43-38108 chewed through it and it broke into two pieces.

2nd Lt Nichols was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Entered the service from New York.

Serial number: 43-38066
Type: B-17G
Destination: Cologne, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9474
He was a pilot

The incident took place on 14 October 1944.

The aircraft collided with aircraft 43-38108 in midair. The propellers of 43-38108 chewed through it and it broke into two pieces.

2nd Lt Nichols was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.


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  • Maintained by: Coleman ✿
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56302284/richard_s-nichols: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Richard S Nichols (25 Sep 1922–15 Oct 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56302284, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Coleman ✿ (contributor 47076912).