Name:
Nicholas William Beletzky
Rank:
Flight Officer
Serial Number:
T-134846
Unit:
850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1945-04-05
State:
Connecticut
Cemetery:
Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France
Plot:
K
Row:
41
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Nicholas William Beletzky was born on March 15, 1923, in Bethany, Connecticut. He was the son of William Beletzky.
Nicholas served in the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Flight Officer and Navigator on the B-17 #43-39297 during World War II. He died on April 5, 1945, during a bombing mission over Nurnberg, Germany. He is now buried in the Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France.