Nicholson, Louis Thorbjorn

Individual Personnel Data
Name Nicholson, Louis Thorbjorn
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Rank Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-2069093
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #8 dated 9 January 1945, effective 9 January 1945.
  • Transferred to the AAF/ET Rhein Depot (Prov) (Main) AAF Station 594 Stone, England, per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 15 October 1945, effective 15 October 1945.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 15 October 1945
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 2 September 1917
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Patterson, Nelton Dreward⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Bowman, Harold Horace⇗Co-pilotCT
2nd Lt. Nicholson, Louis ThorbjornNavigatorCT
CPL. Alderman, Robert Arthur, "Hoggy"⇗TogglierCT
CPL. Ritter, Martin Mayhon, Jr⇗Radio Operator / GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Moriarty, Ernest Condit, Jr⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Fickling, Forrest Ellison⇗Ball Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Yetter, William H⇗Tail GunnerFCMEW
S/SGT. Kalinoski, Frank F⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 28 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
260⇗ 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38752⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to failure of #1 engine. Landed away at Alconbury Airfield, AAF Station 102
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261⇗ 28 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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263⇗ 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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264⇗ 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron, Flying Spare; joined formation.
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266⇗ 14 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
May have flown with another group.
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268⇗ 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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270⇗ 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38800⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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271⇗ 22 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Ülzen, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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272⇗ 23 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Plauen, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38630⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Boxted Airfield, AAF Station 150.
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277⇗ 28 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hagen, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
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278⇗ 1 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bruchsal, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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280⇗ 3 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Misburg, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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281⇗ 4 March 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ulm, Germany 		Navigator 43‑37843⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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282⇗ 7 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bochum, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
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283⇗ 8 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant'
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Essen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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285⇗ 10 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Schwerte, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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286⇗ 11 March 1945 Target: Vacuum Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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290⇗ 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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291⇗ 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8430⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
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292⇗ 19 March 1945 Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41C Group.
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294⇗ 22 March 1945 Target: German Hutted Camps (Barracks) at 51°36'N,7°06'E
Type: Military
Location: Westerholt, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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295⇗ 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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297⇗ 24 March 1945 Target: Twente Enschede Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands 		Navigator 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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299⇗ 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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300⇗ 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Navigator 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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301⇗ 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Navigator 43‑38766⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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304⇗ 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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305⇗ 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6514⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off; crew did not switch to a Spare Aircraft.
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307⇗ 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 		Navigator 44‑6898⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy and hot camera ship.
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313⇗ 17 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany 		Navigator 44‑8668⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group deputy and hot camera ship. On return, landed at Y-84 (Giessen, Germany) with two engines out.
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