Name:
William L. Nix
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36485253
Unit:
585th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-09
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
I
Row:
12
Grave:
16
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt William L. Nix, tail gunner of the B-26 Marauder 42-96080 “The Flying Dutchman II”, took off from station 455 in Holmsley South, Hampshire, UK on a bombing mission over the Isle-Adam bridge. The plane was hit by flak. Half the crew was able to bail out successfully before the plane exploded at 1907. Nix was not.