Thomas A Stricker
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in action (KIA) on 26-Feb-43 in B-17F #42-5362 "Short Snorter II" 91BG/401BS while serving as Co-Pilot. The aircraft was shot down by German aircraft and crashed into the North Sea just west of the Frisian Islands while on a mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Short Snorter II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Frisian Islands, 26757 Borkum, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the North Sea just west of the Frisian Islands. His remains have never been recovered. |
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Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge AMerican Cemetery. |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "North" was misspelled.
Lee Cunningham 1-Jun-2015. Added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monumnets Commission (ABMC) records; added Service Number and rank per MACR 15712; added KIA note and map location for crash and created Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 9th & 9th Air Forces", Satn Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
MACR 15712 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database