Niland brothers biography
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Niland brothers
American brothers who served in World War II
The Niland brothers were four American brothers from Tonawanda, New York, who served in the military during World War II.
They were sons of Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Niland.[1] Two survived the war but, for a time, only one, Frederick "Fritz" Niland, was believed to have survived.
Niland brothers biography
After the reported deaths of his three brothers, Fritz was sent back to the United States to complete his service, and only later learned that his brother Edward, missing and presumed dead, was captive in a JapanesePOW camp in Burma.
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- Technical Sergeant Edward Francis Niland (December 22, 1912 – February 28, 1984),[2]U.S. Army Air Forces: Imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp in Burma, he was captured on May 16, 1944, and liberated on May 4, 1945.[2][3] After Edward's B-25 Mitchell was hit, he parachuted[4] and wandered through the Burmese jungle before being taken prisoner.
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