Lt. Darwin Nichols-African-American aircrew?

[kaki3152]

Right, I found this information on Footnote. Its interesting that Lt. Nichols was reported as POW in the initial MACR report but then was listed as KIA afterwards. Also, I thought that African-American aircrew only served with the 332nd FG not a regular 8th AF Bomber Group.
Just to check this out, I did a Boolean search on the term Negro (old non PC) + "AC" in the NARA data base and came out with about 25 aircrew POWs who were listed as Negro. Lt Darwin Nichols did not turn up on my initial search.

[Peglar]

Copilot Lt. Darwin Nichols from Portland, Oregon was shot down in September 1944 over Berlin, held in a Prison in Giessen and was shot in the last Day in March 1945.

Greetings Peglar

[Leendert]

Lt Darwin Nichols is buried at the Ardennes American Cemetery with date of death 27 March 1945.

Regards,

Leendert

[Peglar]

Fallnummer: 12-1457
Tatdatum: 27-03-1945
1 U.S. airman, erschossen in Gefangenschaft, bei Gießen, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen.
1. Grablage: Gießen
2. Grablage: U.S. Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgien.
2nd Lieutenant Darwin R. Nichols, O-770738 OREG
3. Grablage: U.S. Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgien.
351st BG(H), 511th BS(H), US 8th AF(H)

Was shot and fell in the Lahn River. Identified in June 1945.
Had been a prisoner in the Gestapo jail at Gießen for about 7 months.

Greetings Peglar