Hugh A Pickell
Military ROLL OF HONOURHugh Pickell was Pilot of B-17 #42-39887 “Pickle Dropper IV” on the 5 June 1944 mission to the Boulogne coastal defences, France, in preparation for the D-Day invasion. The Fortress crashed in the Channel, with no survivors. Killed In Action (KIA), he is still listed as Missing In Action (MIA).
Shot down 5 June 1944 in B-17 #42-39887 'Pickle Dropper. ' Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15320641
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-688705
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38428322
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 5 June 1944 | in the loss of B-17 #42-39887, off the coast of Dieppe, France |
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Born |
Leroy, New York, USA | ||
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Other Memorialized |
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium | on the Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5480 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database