Noris G Nelson had a great love of airplanes and flying all of his life.
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His parents were:
Wray Harris Nelson
Erlyce Evelyn Edwards Nelson
As a boy, Noris built model airplanes from wood and cloth. He dreamed of becoming an aviator. When WWII broke out he enlisted in the USAAF. He became a B-17 pilot. He was attached to the 306th Heavy Bomb Group / 367th Bomb Squadron, flying the B-17F known as the "Clay Pigeons"; tail sign, Triangle H. During 1944 and early 1945 he flew sixteen long range bombing missions over Nazi Germany. He was stationed at Thurleigh field in Bedford, England. After WWII he returned to Odessa, Texas and lived there for the rest of his life. He was married to Frances Lucile Ruckman in December 1947.
In June 2014 he was joined by his only sibling, a brother, Kay L Nelson (1925-2014).
Noris Nelson's paternal grandparents:
Peter C and Carrie A (Sowers) Nelson
of Colby, Kansas.
Carrie A (Sowers) Nelson's family:
William Harrison Sowers
Noris Nelson's maternal grandparents:
James Frank Edwards
Fannie Mabel Bird-Edwards
of Atwood, Kansas.
There are 5 pictures here. Click below to see the other five. Click on each photo to read a small caption.
Click on photos to see larger image.
November 24, 1969.
Click on photos to see larger image. There are a total of six photos for this findagrave.
His parents were:
Wray Harris Nelson
Erlyce Evelyn Edwards Nelson
As a boy, Noris built model airplanes from wood and cloth. He dreamed of becoming an aviator. When WWII broke out he enlisted in the USAAF. He became a B-17 pilot. He was attached to the 306th Heavy Bomb Group / 367th Bomb Squadron, flying the B-17F known as the "Clay Pigeons"; tail sign, Triangle H. During 1944 and early 1945 he flew sixteen long range bombing missions over Nazi Germany. He was stationed at Thurleigh field in Bedford, England. After WWII he returned to Odessa, Texas and lived there for the rest of his life. He was married to Frances Lucile Ruckman in December 1947.
In June 2014 he was joined by his only sibling, a brother, Kay L Nelson (1925-2014).
Noris Nelson's paternal grandparents:
Peter C and Carrie A (Sowers) Nelson
of Colby, Kansas.
Carrie A (Sowers) Nelson's family:
William Harrison Sowers
Noris Nelson's maternal grandparents:
James Frank Edwards
Fannie Mabel Bird-Edwards
of Atwood, Kansas.
There are 5 pictures here. Click below to see the other five. Click on each photo to read a small caption.
Click on photos to see larger image.
November 24, 1969.
Noris G Nelson had a great love of airplanes and flying all of his life.
Click on photos to see larger image. There are a total of six photos for this findagrave.
His parents were:
Wray Harris Nelson
Erlyce Evelyn Edwards Nelson
As a boy, Noris built model airplanes from wood and cloth. He dreamed of becoming an aviator. When WWII broke out he enlisted in the USAAF. He became a B-17 pilot. He was attached to the 306th Heavy Bomb Group / 367th Bomb Squadron, flying the B-17F known as the "Clay Pigeons"; tail sign, Triangle H. During 1944 and early 1945 he flew sixteen long range bombing missions over Nazi Germany. He was stationed at Thurleigh field in Bedford, England. After WWII he returned to Odessa, Texas and lived there for the rest of his life. He was married to Frances Lucile Ruckman in December 1947.
In June 2014 he was joined by his only sibling, a brother, Kay L Nelson (1925-2014).
Noris Nelson's paternal grandparents:
Peter C and Carrie A (Sowers) Nelson
of Colby, Kansas.
Carrie A (Sowers) Nelson's family:
William Harrison Sowers
Noris Nelson's maternal grandparents:
James Frank Edwards
Fannie Mabel Bird-Edwards
of Atwood, Kansas.
There are 5 pictures here. Click below to see the other five. Click on each photo to read a small caption.
Click on photos to see larger image.
November 24, 1969.
Click on photos to see larger image. There are a total of six photos for this findagrave.
His parents were:
Wray Harris Nelson
Erlyce Evelyn Edwards Nelson
As a boy, Noris built model airplanes from wood and cloth. He dreamed of becoming an aviator. When WWII broke out he enlisted in the USAAF. He became a B-17 pilot. He was attached to the 306th Heavy Bomb Group / 367th Bomb Squadron, flying the B-17F known as the "Clay Pigeons"; tail sign, Triangle H. During 1944 and early 1945 he flew sixteen long range bombing missions over Nazi Germany. He was stationed at Thurleigh field in Bedford, England. After WWII he returned to Odessa, Texas and lived there for the rest of his life. He was married to Frances Lucile Ruckman in December 1947.
In June 2014 he was joined by his only sibling, a brother, Kay L Nelson (1925-2014).
Noris Nelson's paternal grandparents:
Peter C and Carrie A (Sowers) Nelson
of Colby, Kansas.
Carrie A (Sowers) Nelson's family:
William Harrison Sowers
Noris Nelson's maternal grandparents:
James Frank Edwards
Fannie Mabel Bird-Edwards
of Atwood, Kansas.
There are 5 pictures here. Click below to see the other five. Click on each photo to read a small caption.
Click on photos to see larger image.
November 24, 1969.
