Nathan served as a 1st Lieutenant and Pilot on B-17 "Short Snorter III" #42-5337, 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Taylor County, Florida prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 16, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 "Short Snorter III" #42-5337 was hit and damaged by flak during a mission over the city of Bremen, Germany. They eventually, due to the damage, crashed into the North Sea.
Nathan was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-791463
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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The Eight crew member lost on "Short Snorter III" #42-5337:
Brandenburg, Lawrence J. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IA
Hamrick, Victor L. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, WV
Lindsey, Nathan F. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Rekas, Joseph A. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, RI
Roy, Anthony J. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Scavello, Sebastian ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Schippang , Alvin T. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, PA
Slivkoff, George ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Two member of the crew became POW's:
Maiorca, Rocco J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Dobsa, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Warner, Harry K., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" #41-24524
McCain, Walter L., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" #42-5172
Coppage, Everet A. ~ 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" #42-29574
Sandoff, Nick ~ S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" #42-5391
Primeau, Donald ~ 2nd Lt, "Stormy Weather" #42-5225
Weieneth, Arlynn E. ~ 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" #42-5437
Wilson, John W. ~ 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" #41-24459
( B-17's Lost Listing by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Taylor County, Florida prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 16, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 "Short Snorter III" #42-5337 was hit and damaged by flak during a mission over the city of Bremen, Germany. They eventually, due to the damage, crashed into the North Sea.
Nathan was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-791463
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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The Eight crew member lost on "Short Snorter III" #42-5337:
Brandenburg, Lawrence J. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IA
Hamrick, Victor L. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, WV
Lindsey, Nathan F. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Rekas, Joseph A. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, RI
Roy, Anthony J. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Scavello, Sebastian ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Schippang , Alvin T. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, PA
Slivkoff, George ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Two member of the crew became POW's:
Maiorca, Rocco J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Dobsa, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Warner, Harry K., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" #41-24524
McCain, Walter L., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" #42-5172
Coppage, Everet A. ~ 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" #42-29574
Sandoff, Nick ~ S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" #42-5391
Primeau, Donald ~ 2nd Lt, "Stormy Weather" #42-5225
Weieneth, Arlynn E. ~ 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" #42-5437
Wilson, John W. ~ 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" #41-24459
( B-17's Lost Listing by: Russ Pickett )
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Nathan served as a 1st Lieutenant and Pilot on B-17 "Short Snorter III" #42-5337, 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Taylor County, Florida prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 16, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 "Short Snorter III" #42-5337 was hit and damaged by flak during a mission over the city of Bremen, Germany. They eventually, due to the damage, crashed into the North Sea.
Nathan was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-791463
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Eight crew member lost on "Short Snorter III" #42-5337:
Brandenburg, Lawrence J. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IA
Hamrick, Victor L. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, WV
Lindsey, Nathan F. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Rekas, Joseph A. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, RI
Roy, Anthony J. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Scavello, Sebastian ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Schippang , Alvin T. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, PA
Slivkoff, George ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Two member of the crew became POW's:
Maiorca, Rocco J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Dobsa, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Warner, Harry K., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" #41-24524
McCain, Walter L., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" #42-5172
Coppage, Everet A. ~ 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" #42-29574
Sandoff, Nick ~ S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" #42-5391
Primeau, Donald ~ 2nd Lt, "Stormy Weather" #42-5225
Weieneth, Arlynn E. ~ 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" #42-5437
Wilson, John W. ~ 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" #41-24459
( B-17's Lost Listing by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Taylor County, Florida prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 16, 1941 in Jacksonville, Florida. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 "Short Snorter III" #42-5337 was hit and damaged by flak during a mission over the city of Bremen, Germany. They eventually, due to the damage, crashed into the North Sea.
Nathan was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
The 91st Bomber Group lost 11 B-17's on this mission.
Service # O-791463
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Eight crew member lost on "Short Snorter III" #42-5337:
Brandenburg, Lawrence J. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, IA
Hamrick, Victor L. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, WV
Lindsey, Nathan F. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, FL
Rekas, Joseph A. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, RI
Roy, Anthony J. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Scavello, Sebastian ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CT
Schippang , Alvin T. ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, PA
Slivkoff, George ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CA
Two member of the crew became POW's:
Maiorca, Rocco J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator
Dobsa, Albert ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Seven of the other 10 B-17's Lost on this mission:
( Some crew members shown under below Crew Member's record )
Warner, Harry K., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, "The Eagle's Wrath" #41-24524
McCain, Walter L., Jr. ~ 1st Lt, "Thunderbird" #42-5172
Coppage, Everet A. ~ 2nd Lt, "The Sky Wolf II" #42-29574
Sandoff, Nick ~ S/Sgt, "Rain of Terror" #42-5391
Primeau, Donald ~ 2nd Lt, "Stormy Weather" #42-5225
Weieneth, Arlynn E. ~ 1st Lt, "Frank's Nightmare" #42-5437
Wilson, John W. ~ 1st Lt, "Hellsapoppin" #41-24459
( B-17's Lost Listing by: Russ Pickett )
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