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B-17 Wing Aluminum Skin Rivets

RICHARD NELMS

HOMETOWN: Cleveland, OH & Niagara Falls, NY

ROLE ON AIRCRAFT: Pilot

UNIT: 447th Bomb Group | 710th Bomb Squadron

BASE LOCATION: Rattlesdon, UK

TOTAL (WWII) COMBAT MISSIONS: 35

WAR OUTCOME: Finished an entire late-war combat tour of 25 missions before returning home.

FINAL MISSION DATE: 8 September, 1944

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