John M Micek

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #42-29955 'Mr. Five By Five'. Took off from Molesworth, assigned target Bremen. Left formation under control at 10,000 feet and was last seen at 1230 hours south of Haringen, Holland with its wheels down. An SOS was received at Molesworth at 1245 hours when Captain Cote was about 6 miles west of Texel Island. The body of Lt. Hull was washed up on Terschelling Island on 13 Feb 1944. Now buried in Plot D-6-31, Netherlands Cemetery. 10 Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Connections

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mr five by five
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

26 November 1943

Born

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Buried

Tablets of the Missing

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 November 1943

Revisions

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Added a S/N per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56301807.

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Updated a Born event and a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56301807.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56301807/john-m.-micek

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Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #138 for 26 Nov 1943.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1324 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database