Joseph William Tikey
MilitaryPilot
Crew #509
466th BG - 785th BS
466th BG Historian
Favorite aircraft was "Slick Chick" as his crew had named her. She would go on to be the longest serving 466th BG aircraft. Completed 30 missions: Three as Squadron Lead, Seven as Group Lead, Nine as Wing Lead and two as Division Lead.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31160529
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33019082
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36248546
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15339239
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Eastern Beast
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Pegasus
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Slick Chick
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sharon, PA, USA | 9 November 1920 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 22 March 1944 - 29 November 1944 | |
Other Mission |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 5 April 1944 | "I had to abort my 2nd mission over the North Sea due to losing two superchargers in the "Eastern Beast." I had to return to Attlebridge with a full bomb load & heavy with fuel. After this mission the group put out an edict to 'dump the bomb load in the North Sea." - Bill Tikey |
Other 5th Combat Mission |
89340 Leipheim, Germany | 24 April 1944 | "We (the wing) destroyed sixty ME-262's in final assembly" - Bill Tikey |
Other 14th Combat Mission |
Zeitz, Germany | 26 May 1944 | "With General Peck aboard, we led the entire 8th AF on this mission." - Bill Tikey |
Died |
Lakeway, TX, USA | 17 October 2013 | |
Buried |
Saint Louis, MO, USA | 21 October 2013 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
Sharon, PA, USA | 22 Emmett Street | ||
Other Graduated |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | Carnegie Tech - Aeronautical Engineering |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 331 & Page 424 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)