Russell R Hicks
Military
Object Number - UPL 41743 - S/Sgt Russell R Hicks 721BS, 450BG, 15AF.
Assigned to 721BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. Ed Lee crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Isarco/Albes, Italy 28-Feb-45; flak hit to #4 engine, dropped 1000ft before control regained. Crashed vicinity of Conegliano, Italy Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12514
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Better Late Than Never
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron 721st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
6 May 1921 | Son of George E and Vera M Hicks. | |
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Enlisted |
12 January 1940 | ||
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Died |
28 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Isarco/Albes, Italy 28-Feb-45; flak hit to #4 engine, dropped 1000ft before control regained. Crashed vicinity of Conegliano, Italy KIA MACR 12514 | |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Oak Hill Cemetery Whitewright, Fannin County, TX | ||
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Based |
28 February 1945 | Assigned to 721BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. |
