John Paul Sixkiller
Military
466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF
This group had previously flown nine missions with the 458th BG, and approximately 18 missions with the 93rd BG. They flew four missions with the 466th BG
Standing far left: Burton M. Bush (P)
Middle row 2nd from left:
Crew Roster (Not in order in the photo): Burton M. Bush (P), Millard P. Schaaf (CP), John McSweeney (N), Robert E. Clark (B), Beecher Bell (RO), John D. Dye (NTG), Benjamin T. Clements (FE), John P. Sixkiller (TTG), Chester Sinicki (BTG), Austin L. Seals (TG)
Schaaf, McSweeney, Clark and Sinicki had all be replaced before transferring to the 466th BG. 458th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 42511 - Crew #455 - Burton M. Bush Crew 466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF This group had previously flown nine missions with the 458th BG, and approximately 18...
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yokum Boy
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wolfgang
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

- Site type: Airfield

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Sallislaw, OK | 23 May 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Tulsa, OK | 24 November 1942 | |
Other 458th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Horsham St. Faith | 6 March 1944 - 11 April 1944 | |
Other 93rd BG Combat Tour |
RAF Hardwick | 15 April 1944 - 15 August 1944 | Dates are approximate |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 30 August 1944 - 26 October 1944 | |
Died |
5 January 1988 | ||
Buried |
Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma | 8 January 1988 | Burial Fort Gibson National Cemetery Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA Plot Sec. 14, Site 867 |
Fort Gibson, OK |
Revisions
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Sources
458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia