Paul T Bickford

Military

S SGT Paul T. Hickman was born March 21, 1925 In Lake Placid, NY and died November 5, 1944. S SGT Hickman was assigned to the 15th Air Force, 746th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group (Heavy), he was a aerial gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber. S SGT Hickman's plane was shot down over Mitrovica, Yugoslavia on November 5, 1944. S SGT Hickman is listed as MIA at the Florence American Cemetery and Memorial in Florence, Italy.

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Units served with

Nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-94866) nicknamed "Red Hot Riding Hood" of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye. This aircraft was transferred to the 15th Air Force in December 1944, where it served with the 456th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36660275
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11055080
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37452099
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11140723
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gallopin' Ghost / Jenny
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

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Corrected connection to 456th BG, not BS. - JMF

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US Army records

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WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listing, [email protected]