WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Force Sgt. Homer C. Nyberg, killed during World War II, was accounted for Sept. 30, 2024.
In late 1944, Nyberg was assigned to the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 1st Bombardment Division, 8th Air Force, in the European Theater. On Dec. 29, Nyberg, a ball turret gunner onboard a B-17G “Flying Fortress”, became missing in action when his plane was hit by heavy anti-aircraft fire while on a bombing mission to Bingen, Germany. All crewmembers were able to bail out of the stricken aircraft, and only one airman was found dead by German forces near the crash site. Five men were captured and processed into the German prisoner of war (POW) camp system, ultimately surviving the war. Nyberg and two other crewmembers were unaccounted for, and there was no record of them being held as POWs.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Nyberg's case will be published once the family has received their full briefing.
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