Bernard Nolan had a passion for planes and flying from an early age and dreamt of one day taking to the skies and becoming a pilot. Coming of age during the Great Depression Nolan left school to help support his family. When war broke out, Nolan saw an opportunity to pursue his passion and in 1943 he joined the Army Air Corps.

After training he was stationed with the 487th Bomb Group of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Lavenham, England. He would pilot both the B-17 and B-24 Bomber Planes in combat over Germany and France and by war's end he would fly a total of 33 combat missions.

Nolan would retire from the Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1965 and go on to work for NASA as a geosciences program manager.

Bernard T. Nolan passed away on November 30, 2021. He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

Interview recorded on January 9, 2018

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