Monuments
Cannes B-24 Liberator ‘Strictly from Hunger’ (41-29412) Memorial
Engine Sculpture - B24 Liberator ‘Strictly from Hunger’ (41-29412)
Name:
Richard Bernard Nilles
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-794730
Unit:
778th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-05-26
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguinan, France
Plot:
Tablet of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Crewmember of the B-24 serial 41-29412, nicknamed Strictly from Hunger, shot down over Cannes on 26 May 44, body never recovered.