RICKERT William F - 754 BG 458 BS

 

William F. RICKERT

 

rickert william f
NUMBER OF SERVICE37659663
AGE20 yo
DATE OF BIRTH17 September 1923 Jefferson County, IOWA
ETATVan Buren  IOWA
FAMILY

Parents: J Howard & Mary Suzanne (FUNK) RICKERT

Siblings: Olaf F, Frances Eleanor & Roy Lee

RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTIONMechanic Gunner
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTUnskilled nonprocess occupations in manufacturingIA
DATE of ENLISTEMENT4 february 1943 Camp Dodge Herrold IOWA
 SQUADRON754th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP458th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY 8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH17 June 1944rickert william f tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHRegion of Caen
DATA PLAN 

 B-24 Liberator - type H-25-FO - s/n 42-95106 Z5*L

"Miss Pat"

b24

Macr: 5806

Mission: Tours (37)

Take off Station 123 Horsham St-Faith , Norfolk

Shot by flak - Airplane in flames - 1 evacuation around 8:00 pm

 
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
F2733
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

usaf  8air force  458bg 754bs
STORY
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-25-FO - s/n 42-95106 Z5*L "Miss Pat"

2nd Lieutenant Francis R MORLEY Pilolt Dead   
2nd Lieutenant Bennie H HILL CoPilot Prisoner   O-699417 - Alexandria, Minnesota USA - Camp inconnu
2nd Lieutenant Charles E DAVIS Navigator Dead   O-712775 - Charleston, Missouri
2nd Lieutenant Henry C HIER Bomber Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) - F.27.30 O-698012 - AM/PH - Kansas
S/Sergeant Paul L DULMAGE Radio Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) -F.27.31 12080395 - PH - Watertown, New York
S/Sergeant William F RICKERT

Mechanic

Gunner

 Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) -  F.27.33 37659663 - PH - Selma, Iowa
Sergeant Wesley R Jr DARDEN Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) - A.2.33 34708338 - PH - Anniston, Arkansas
Sergeant Earl C DUNAWAY Gunner Dead Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) - F.27.32 18191706 - PH - Marvell, Arkansas
Sergeant Max L DETTY Gunner Dead Fairview Cem. Jeffersonville, Ohio 35215912 - 19 ans - Né le 21/10/1924 - Jeffersonville, Ohio
Sergeant Jerome T CAFFEY Gunner Dead Duck Hill Cem. Mississippi 34612556 - AM+2/PH - 21 ans - Né le 26/09/1922 - Wymore, Nebraska USA - Fils de Claude F. et Orsula V. Caffey; mari de Edna Mae Barnts de Wymore, Nebraska
equipage 42 95106
B 24 Liberator
SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOFrancecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov 
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