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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Arthur Lawrence Nielsen Airplane Armorer - Gunner, 37389813 Killed In Action - Aug 8, 1944 669th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Arthur Lawrence Nielsen Airplane Armorer - Gunner, 37389813 Killed In Action - Aug 8, 1944 669th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 19-May-1921, Houston, Texas County, Missouri
Entered Military Service: Date: 7-Oct-1942 At: Jefferson Barracks, MO From: Phelps County, Missouri NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 37389813 Buried: Rolla Cemetery, Rolla, Missouri, Plot: Section E On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave |
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S/Sgt. Arthur L. Nielsen S/Sgt. Arthur L. Nielsen, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Nielsen, was born May 19, 1921 at Houston Mo. He died in France August 8, 1944, at the age of 23 years, 2 months and 20 days. Arthur was baptized as an infant in the Methodist Church in Houston, Mo. He moved with his parents to Rolla, Mo., in March, 1927. He attended Rolla Elementary and High School, He joined the Methodist Churst at the age of fourteen. On October 7, 1942 he was inducted into the Army. He graduated from the Harlingen Air Gunnery School where he received his wings on December 26, 1942. On February 27, 1944 he was graduated from Armory school at Lowery Field, Colorado. He was married to Majorie Alyce Vaughtn of Leslie, MissouriJuly 22, 1943. After combat training in Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi, he was sent to England in January, 1944, after having completed more than 60 bombing missions over enemy territory he was reported missing in action August 8, 1944 and later declared killed in action on the same date by the War Department. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, Majorie, his father and mother, three sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Alma Grogan and Elaine Nielsen of St. Louis; Leland in the Navy at Guam; Velma and Junior of Rolla; one brother-in-law, Gilbert Grogan of St. Louis; one niece and one nephew Eva Lee and Dale Grogan; several other relatives and a host of friends. He was awarded the Air Medal, several Silver Oak Leaf Clusters, Citation of Honor and Good Conduct ribbon in enemy territory and the Purple Heart. Extracted from Newspapers.com |
See also S/Sgt Arthur Lawrence Nielsen Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF)
(FOIA request fulfilled by Government Information Specialist Bryan K. Jolly, Fort Knox, KY)
Disclaimer: IDPF files document efforts to locate, identify, move, notify relatives and provide final resting for Soldier Dead,
often months or years after death, thus some pages may contain potentially disturbing or distressing information.
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Click Here for information on WWII IDPFs.
See also MACR 7794 and Mission # 117
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