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Nelson Boyd “Moose” O'Beirne

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Nelson Boyd “Moose” O'Beirne

Birth
Death
10 May 1968 (aged 52)
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec: 6, Site: 9224-2 R
Memorial ID
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Capt Nelson Boyd "Moose" O'Beirne (P) - Flew 50 combat missions. First mission (#128) on 26 March 1944. Completed a 35 mission tour on 23 June 1944 (Mission #186). Became a Lead Crew Pilot and flew a second combat tour - 1st mission (#256) 14 October 1944, last mission (#330) on 04 March 1945 - 11 as Lead Crew Pilot, two as a Scouter plane Pilot and one flying the Weather ship. After the war he lost 5 children in a house fire and he and his children are buried in Arlington National Cemetery
Capt Nelson Boyd "Moose" O'Beirne (P) - Flew 50 combat missions. First mission (#128) on 26 March 1944. Completed a 35 mission tour on 23 June 1944 (Mission #186). Became a Lead Crew Pilot and flew a second combat tour - 1st mission (#256) 14 October 1944, last mission (#330) on 04 March 1945 - 11 as Lead Crew Pilot, two as a Scouter plane Pilot and one flying the Weather ship. After the war he lost 5 children in a house fire and he and his children are buried in Arlington National Cemetery

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