William Carik
MilitaryAssigned 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6855.
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14128365 / O-812975
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 5 July 1922 | Son of Wasko and Julia Carik. |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 11 January 1943 | Husband of Celeste Carik. |
Other Baled out POW |
Ploesti | 22 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti POW. MACR 6855. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Romania | 22 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Romania. |
Died |
Allegheny County, PA | 4 July 1966 | |
Buried |
St John the Baptist, Bethel Park, PA | Saint John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Cemetery Bethel Park, Allegheny County, PA | |
Based |
Amendola | 22 July 1944 | Assigned 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. |