S/Sgt. Karl Nelson, R/G on B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber in the 12th Bomb Group, 83rd Bomb Squad, MTO/ WWII/

12th BG, 83rd BS S/Sgt Karl L. Nelson # 16004913 --- 21 Oct. 1943 --- B-25 42=32506 Shot-Down….. (evaded)

Evaded for 5 months, hid in a cave and assisted by an Italian man ( Mr. Di Cioccio ) NOW Italian Researcher; Prof. Agostini is helping; Mr. Di Cioccio lives near Cassino and has told me an old man who lives in his town has remembered that " in Oct/ Nov/ Dec 1943-he is not sure- an American a/c crashed in the vicinity of his house and one of the airman aboard, RADIO OPERATOR KARL NELSON, was rescued and hid by his familiars for about 5 months, until the area was liberated by the Allied in May 1944. _**(AGO; Oct. 2016) Hi Barbi,

Hope to find you fine…

Well, have got the MACR related woth the loss of Nelson's B-25.

It was involved in a raid over Cassino and hit by a/a fire over the target.

The upper turret gunner and the radio operator bailed out, while the
plane managed to reach the Tyrrenian sea and ditched at sea.

I am now in touch with Mr. Di Cioccio.

His Dad, still with us, is the man who reascued and hid Karl Nelson for
circa seven months.

Would you like to get some pictures of this man, the house where Karl
Nelson was hid behind the enemy lines, and some info about the whole story?

By the way, are you in touch with the family of Karl Nelson?

May be they could be interested.

Ago**_

AUS 16004913 NAME NELSON KARL L

RESIDENCE: STATE ILLINOIS

RESIDENCE: COUNTY WINNEBAGO

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT CHICAGO ILLINOIS

DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 18 - 06 - 41

GRADE: Private BRANCH: Air Corps

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL Civil Life

NATIVITY ILLINOIS

DATE OF BIRTH 14 June, 1919

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen

EDUCATION 4 years of high school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION Salespersons

MARITAL STATUS Single, without dependents

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Karl L. (AKA Karl S) and Find a Grave lists his as Karl Lee Nelson;

Birth: 1919 ~~~ Death: 1983

Burial: Scandinavian Cemetery Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Find a Grave; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=172407760

NARA; https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf=F&q=16004913&bc=&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=1181780

The Nelson's generosity included an ongoing Charitable Trust from; Karl L. & Jeanette E. Nelson at Rock Valley College in Rockford, Illinois

Karl Nelson (1919 - 1983) Karl Nelson was born on June 14, 1919. He died in August 1983 at 64 years old.

Karl L Nelson