Reuben A VAN SICKLE
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 18109106 | ||||||||||
| AGE | 20 yo | ||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 | ||||||||||
| ETAT | TEXAS | ||||||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||||||
| RANK | Tech/Sergeant | ||||||||||
| FONCTION | Radio | ||||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Actor |  | |||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 3 june 1942 Tyler TEXAS | ||||||||||
| SQUADRON | 367th Bomb Squadron | ||||||||||
| GROUP | 306th Bomb Group | ||||||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 1 may 1943 |  | |||||||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Between Pointe -St- Mathieu and Ile Béniguet | ||||||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-60-BO - s/n 42-29620 Mission: St-Nazaire (44) base sous-marine Take-off station 111 Thurleigh, Bedfordshire UK Shot down by flak and fighters around 12:00
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| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY from St James | ||||||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-60-BO - s/n 42-29620 |
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| O-789397 | 1st Lieutenant | Owen E | LUBY | Massachusetts | Pilot |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| O-729898 | 2nd Lieutenant | Thaddaeus V | POWELL | Texas | Co-Pilot |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| O-664870 | 2nd Lieutenant | Evan D | CLAYTON | Illinois | Navigater |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| 36395122 | T/Sergeant | John | ALEXANDER | Illinois | Mechanic/Gunner |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| 18109106 | T/Sergeant | Reuben A | VAN SICKLE | Texas | Radio |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| 37075765 | Sergeant | Louis H | WICHMER | Missouri | Bomber |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| 11040855 | S/Sergeant | Thomas D | OAKMAN | Connecticut | Gunner |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| 18160074 | S/Sergeant | Robert L | TEEGARDEN | Oklahoma | Gunner |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| 33316525 | S/Sergeant | Elmer E Jr | WENZEL | Pennsylvania | Gunner |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
| 35277184 | S/Sergeant | Edward J | ZABAWA | Ohio | Gunner |
Deceased - MIA Wall of Missing - American Cemetery from St-James (50) |
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |