John M Micek
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Date: 26 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
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
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
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.
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