In Memory of S Sgt US Army Air Corp WW11 purple Heart &4 OLC I was told his plane was shot down He was killed befor his son was Born. This is my sister's husbands grandfather.
Birth: Jun. 18, 1920
Howe
Le Flore County
Oklahoma, USA
Death: Feb. 4, 1943, Netherlands

Jack C Hickman 18052881 S/Sgt
Born: 1920 Oklahoma
Died: 4 Feb 1943
B-17F "What's Cookin Doc?" (42-5060) of 305BG/422BS
SHOT DOWN FORCED TO DITCH IN WADDEN SEA NETHERLANDS ALL 10 CREW KILLED The plain Crashed on 4th of Feb 1943 into the Wadden sea. The B-17 was shot down by a German Fighter.
CREW
Capt. William K. Davidson Pilot
2nd Lt Charles W. McMehan Co-Pilot
2nd Lt John H. Kinsey Jr Navigator
2nd LT James W. Bryant Bombardier
S/Sgt Jack C. Hickman Radio Operator
S/Sgt Kermit R. Plaskett Engineer/Top Gunner
S/Sgt Robert L. McKnight Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt Paul E. Heatherly Tail Gunner
S/Sgt Leroy J. Moyer Ball Turret
S/Sgt Charles Peterson Right Waist Gunner

Name: Jack C Hickman
Birth Year: 1920
Race: American Indian, Citizen (American)
Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
State of Residence: Oklahoma
County or City: Stephens
Enlistment Date: 30 Oct 1941
Enlistment State: Oklahoma
Enlistment City: Oklahoma City
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Plumbers, gas fitters, and steam fitters
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 125

Name: Jack C Hickman
Gender: Male
Race: American
Religion: No Record

Disposition: Nonrecoverable

Service Branch: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service Number: 18052881

Jack C. Hickman
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Service # 18052881
422nd Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Died: 4-Feb-43
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery
Cambridge, England
Awards: Purple Heart
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters

Find A Grave Memorial# 38368787
Lizzie Keel Cemetery
Stratford
Garvin County
Oklahoma, USA



Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Hickman (1894 - 1994)

Note: Entered the service from Oklahoma.

Burial:
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Coton
Cambridgeshire, England

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Record added: Aug 06, 2010
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