Record #:

14979

Author(s):

Butler, George

Abstract:

Colonel Glenn C. Nye was a native of Raleigh who flew against Nazis in World War II. As one of the youngest commanding officers, the colonel commanded a group of B-26 Marauders from an American Air Force base in England. His efforts during the war earned him the Silver Star and the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 11 Issue 45, Apr 1944, p4, 16, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Pilots; Nye, Glenn C., 1912-1952