Timeline
1939 - 1945World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Rank
Captain, U.S. Army Air Forces
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Service Number
0-421127
Regiment
875th Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Gold Star
Casualty- 24 May 1945
B-29 #44-70075 Japan
KIA
Death- 24 May 1945
Death
24-May-45
Burial
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
Other Facts
Full Name
Jack A Nilsson
Also Known As
Jack Andrew Nilsson
Full Name
John Andrew Nilsson
State Of Residence
California