Warren William Stickle
Military
Standing, left to right: James Bayus, Robert Brady, Neil Oatney, James Ingersoll, James Cummings, Joe Bombara
Kneeling, left to right: Bill Lester, Warren Stickle, George Alter (pilot), William LeGrow
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Object Number - UPL 49758 - BANGIN' LULU with a crew at the 446th Bomb Group. Standing, left to right: James Bayus, Robert Brady, Neil Oatney, James Ingersoll, James...
Flew 35 missions. Had to bail out on 19-Dec-44 while on Kyllburg mission over Belgium near Waregen. Plane stopped at doorstep of a church as it lost 3 & 4th engines. (story told by navigator Bill Lester)
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 446th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bangin' Lulu
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Alliance, Ohio | 18 September 1923 | BornAlliance, Ohio |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, New York | 4 November 1942 | EnlistedBuffalo, New York |
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Died |
25 November 1985 | ||
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Buried |
Mason Cemetery Tonawanda, New York | 28 November 1985 | InterredMason CemeteryTonawanda, New York |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter