WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Edgar W. Nevois, 21, killed during World War II, was accounted for March 27, 2025.
In the fall of 1944, Nevois was assigned to the 613th Bombardment Squadron, 401st Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force in the European Theater during World War II. On Oct. 7, Nevois co-piloted a B-17G “Flying Fortress” bomber, nicknamed “Son of a Blitz”, on a bombing mission targeting the German synthetic oil refinery in Politz, Germany. All nine crew members, including Nevois, were killed when the aircraft was hit by intense anti-aircraft fire.
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Nevois's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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