Hubert N Nicholas

GONEIDEHTIAL
5. Engineer MIA me Fischetti, Alfred B. s/Sgt 12158677 John Fischetti, father,
48-14 205th St.,
Bayside, Long Island, N.Y.
DED 6. Asst Engineer With Nicholas, Hubert (NMI) T/Sgt 35789368
Mrs. Maude E. Nicholas,
mother, Quinton, Ky.
KIA 7. Radio Operator & Jerry (NMI) I/Syc sister,
13106376 Mildred Scharf,
913 E. 27th St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
for 8. Asst Radio Oper. mia M Odiorne, Dolph, s/Sgt 36421479
Jr. Mrs. Evelyn Odiorne,
mother, Box 54, Berrien
Center, Michigan.
EUS 9. Armorer Gunner I sow Jaski, Stephen (NMI) 3/Sgt 16119266 Bette Jane Jaski, wife,
1633 Cedar St.,
RTD
Saginaw, Michigan.
KIA 10.
MI A
Asst Armorer Gunn. Niezgocki, Vernon G. S/Sgt 17154732 Albert Miezgocki, father,
Rt 7, 2080 English St.,.
St. Paul, Minn.
11. IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO have LAST KNOWLEDGE OF AIR-
CRAFT AND CHECK APPROPRIATE (only one) COLUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
Contacted
Last
Saw
NALE IN FULL
RANK
SERIAL NO.
by Radio
Sighted Crash Forced Land'ing
willard S. Sperry
Lt Col
0396325
X
12. IF PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, RHECK ONE OF THE FOLEOWING:
) Parachutes were r.sed ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash
) Any other reason (specify) Unknown. Surrounding circumstances not reasonably
conclusive of KIA casualty status.
13. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REFORT, EITHER AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART,
OR SKETC i, SHOWING APPROXIMATE LOCATION: WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN. t'ached.
14. ATTACH, AS INCLOSURES TO THIS REPORT, FYENITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH.
FORCED LANDING, OR OTHER CIRCULISTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT. Attached.
15. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT OF
SEARCH, IF ANI, AMD GIVE NAME, RANK, AND SERIAL NUMBER OF OFFICER IN
CHARGE HEHE: (If no search, so state giving reason) None. Crow MIA
in eneny occupied territory.
Date of this Report: 20 July 1944.
Witchan
W. L. LINN,
Major, Air Corps,
2 Incls:
Operations Officer.
Incl 1 - Overlay
Incl 2 em Statement of It Col Sperry
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INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Flle 7098
Name of crew momber: NICHOLAS, Hubert
Rank:
T/Sgt.
Serial number:
35789368
Position: Crow (Bomber) Asst. Enginser
Did he bail out?
No
Where?
If not, why not' ? He was bit in the hip with a 20 mm.
Last contact or C versation just prior to or at time of loss of plane: I tried to gat
him in a comfortable position after he was wounded
Was he injured?
Hit with 20 mm in left hip
Where was he when last seen? Lying in waist of ahip.
Any hearsay informatic? A 2nd. lite Hildreth, who WAS in the hands of the
Germans st the time was brought around to this of the shipis fisolage
was forced to remove his beiy from the ship.
Sourcs:
2 nd, It 6 a Hildreth, B.S. 483nd
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: HA avidently
Juried b the Garmans and they fai led to remose and turn in his identific
tion tars,
r tal number of missions of above crew member: 3is
Dates and destinations if possible: He started oparation 4/12/44 on Split Yugo,
Bombed all of the papular targets in the Baikkans, grattern Franco and
northern Italy. Shot down 7/18/44 on mission over Mermingen, Germany.
6-3861, AF