Herbert T Wicker

Military

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Frankfurt am Main on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-40032. A/c exploded before all of the crew could bale out and crashed near Soissons, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

23 February 1963

Born

Lynn, Indiana, USA

Buried/ Commemorated

Richmond, IndianaD

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo,Poland 8 February 1944

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2363 / MACR 2363, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database