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| USN USS Wasp CV-18 VF-14 "Iron Eagles"  USN c1944  via Terrence Nisi 2003 |
Pilot Ensign Alberto C. Nisi, O-282976 USNR (MIA / KIA) Worcester,
MA MIA July 4, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Grumman as model G-50 in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F6F-3 Hellcat Bureau Number 43041. Wartime History Assigned to USS Wasp (CV-18) to Fighting Squadron 14 (VF-14) "Iron Eagles". No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On July 4, 1944 took off from the USS Wasp (CV-18) piloted by Ensign Alberto C. Nisi on a fighter sweep over Iwo Jima. Over the target, the formation was intercepted by A6M5 Zero from the 301 Kōkūtai. This Hellcat was last seen going into a cloud off Iwo Jima and failed to return. Likely, this Hellcat was shot down by an intercepting Zeros. When Nisi failed to return he was listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Also lost was F6F 41879 (MIA) Memorials Nisi was officially declared dead on February 4, 1946. He earned the Purple Heart, posthumously. Nisi is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) at the Honolulu Memorial on the courts of the missing, court 1. Relatives Terrence Nisi (son) One of the A6M5 Zero pilots who intercepted on July 4, 1944 and claimed one Hellcat shot down was Kunio Iwashita. On his own initiative, he decided to seek out the relatives of the Hellcat pilot he likely shot down, and meet with them to pay his respects and share his side of the mission. On July 20, 2003 Mr. Iwashita with his wife and daughter met the relatives of Alberto Nisi, including his widow, son and grandson. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F6F Hellcat 43041 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List July 1944 - F6F 43041 Kodochosho, 301 Kōkūtai, July 4, 1944 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Alberto C. Nisi FindAGrave - Ens Alberto C Nisi (tablets of the missing photo) World War II Veterans Committee "The Face of A Young Pilot Shot Down Over Iwo Jima" by Justin Taylan Issue XXVIII Spring 2005 Thanks to Terrance Nisi and Kunio Iwashita for additional information Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated November 18, 2024 |
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