Edwin Hurlbut Bicksler

Military

Joined RAFVR, Spartan College of Aeronautics, assigned to 133S, on attachment to 57FG from 8 Mar 1943, 314th FS, 324th FG, 9AF USAAF, killed in a P-40 during an attack on German transport planes.

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Units served with

No 133 'Eagle' Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Type Category: Fighter

Places

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Eagle Squadrons Memorial

Site type: Memorial

North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: North Africa American Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Jackson County, OH, USA	26 February 1920
Other On Attachment		8 March 1943 - 19 April 1944	On attachment to 57th FG. 314th FS, 324th FG, 9AF USAAF.
Died	North Africa	19 April 1944	Killed in a P-40 Warhawk during an attack on German transport planes.
Buried			North Africa American, Carthage, Tunisia.
Other Joined RAFVR	Canada		Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Other Service pilot training	Tulsa, OK, USA		Service pilot training. Spartan College of Aeronautics.
Other Assigned	Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK		Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF.

Revisions

Date7 Nov 2015 15:16:21

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3507
https://fold3.com/page/529878715_edwin_h%20bicksler/details/