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1Lt Harvey Matthew “Son” Nix Jr.
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1Lt Harvey Matthew “Son” Nix Jr. Veteran

Birth
Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama, USA
Death
20 Jan 1946 (aged 28)
Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Lieutenant Harvey Matthew Nix, Jr. has an additional memorial stone/cenotaph in his family cemetery plot here Lt Harvey Matthew Son Nix, Jr.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116816187/harvey-matthew-nix

1st Lt USAAF WII
308th BG, 425th B Sq
Bombardier

B-24D #42-40069 ‘The Pregnant Swan' and its crew were lost on the Hump on 20 March 1943 while enroute from Pandaveswar, India to Kunming, China. It was assigned to the 14th Air Force, 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Squadron and was on its original flight to Kunming to begin work in China.

The plane had been cleared from Chabua, India to Kunming, but the location when it
encountered problems and the nature of the loss are unknown. There were no survivors. The crew members were~

Maj Robert W Fensler, ASN O-397377, Command Pilot, from CA
1st Lt Phillips G Huffman, ASN O-791437, Pilot, From OH
1st Lt Jerrold E Owens, ASN O-730158, CoPilot, from OK
1st Lt Frederick W Ossenfort, ASN O-791623, Navigator, from NY
1st Lt Harvey M Nix, Jr, ASN O-728506, Bombardier, from AL
TSgt Norman H Price, ASN 34232194, Radio Operator, from LA
SSgt Louis E Verhaegen, ASN 12078470, Asst Radio Operator, from NJ
TSgt Erle H Thayer, ASN 37146430, Flight Engineer, from KS
SSgt Aubrey E. Stevenson, ASN 20828940, Asst Flight Engineer, from OK
SSgt. Sandow E Rivardo, ASN 32326460, Gunner, from NY

THE WRECKAGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED SEPTEMBER 2008 BY CLAYTON KUHLES OF miarecoveries.org NEAR ITANAGAR, ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE, INDIA.

To date, as of 1 July 2019, the site of this aircraft wreckage has not undergone a recovery yet by DPAA.
Lieutenant Harvey Matthew Nix, Jr. has an additional memorial stone/cenotaph in his family cemetery plot here Lt Harvey Matthew Son Nix, Jr.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116816187/harvey-matthew-nix

1st Lt USAAF WII
308th BG, 425th B Sq
Bombardier

B-24D #42-40069 ‘The Pregnant Swan' and its crew were lost on the Hump on 20 March 1943 while enroute from Pandaveswar, India to Kunming, China. It was assigned to the 14th Air Force, 308th Bombardment Group, 425th Squadron and was on its original flight to Kunming to begin work in China.

The plane had been cleared from Chabua, India to Kunming, but the location when it
encountered problems and the nature of the loss are unknown. There were no survivors. The crew members were~

Maj Robert W Fensler, ASN O-397377, Command Pilot, from CA
1st Lt Phillips G Huffman, ASN O-791437, Pilot, From OH
1st Lt Jerrold E Owens, ASN O-730158, CoPilot, from OK
1st Lt Frederick W Ossenfort, ASN O-791623, Navigator, from NY
1st Lt Harvey M Nix, Jr, ASN O-728506, Bombardier, from AL
TSgt Norman H Price, ASN 34232194, Radio Operator, from LA
SSgt Louis E Verhaegen, ASN 12078470, Asst Radio Operator, from NJ
TSgt Erle H Thayer, ASN 37146430, Flight Engineer, from KS
SSgt Aubrey E. Stevenson, ASN 20828940, Asst Flight Engineer, from OK
SSgt. Sandow E Rivardo, ASN 32326460, Gunner, from NY

THE WRECKAGE OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED SEPTEMBER 2008 BY CLAYTON KUHLES OF miarecoveries.org NEAR ITANAGAR, ARUNACHAL PRADESH STATE, INDIA.

To date, as of 1 July 2019, the site of this aircraft wreckage has not undergone a recovery yet by DPAA.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Alabama.



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  • Maintained by: B24CoPilotNiece
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56776981/harvey_matthew-nix: accessed ), memorial page for 1Lt Harvey Matthew “Son” Nix Jr. (29 Jul 1917–20 Jan 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56776981, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by B24CoPilotNiece (contributor 47391745).