Charles A Sikora Jr
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10275-C61752AC
Object Number - UPL 26520 - Lt Henry C Clark and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 "Miss Lace", England. 12 July 1944. NARA Ref...
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bickendorf on 8/15/44 in B-17 Jigger Rouche 42-31423. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-753982
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
24 February 1925 | Maybe at Atco, New Jersey or Sully, Iowa | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 15 August 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Shot down |
54636 Bickendorf, Germany | 15 August 1944 | Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bickendorf on 8/15/44 in B-17 Jigger Rouche 42-31423. POW. |
Revisions
Merged information from duplicate entry to include details drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8168
Correction to surname and suffix.
Updates to biography from details at :
http://www.303rdbg.com
MACR 8168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database