William H. Nation

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Captain William H. "Bill" Nation (1919 - 31 January 1945), was a Texan officer of the United States 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment. He was billeted at Wollaton Park, Nottinghamshire, England in World War II and shot colour 8 mm cine footage of life there as well as in Nottingham.

William jumped on D-Day in the same stick as 508th Commander, Col. Roy E. Lindquist. Additionally, Nation also jumped during Operation Market Garden into the Netherlands on September 17, 1944. He was killed in action in 1945, when an 88 mm German shell hit the building he was in while setting up a forward command post during the Battle of the Bulge.

William Nation was awarded a Bronze Star with an oak leaf cluster and a Purple Heart. He is buried in Henri-Chapelle Cemetery in Belgium.

[edit] External links

• Regimental Association
• Memorial site