Name:
Thomas J. Hickey
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
12032033
Unit:
547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1945-03-19
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
A
Row:
7
Grave:
16
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Thomas J. Hickey was born in 1923 in Ireland. He served in the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, as a Sergeant and Waist Gunner of the B17G 43-39035 during World War II. On March 19, 1945, he was on the crew of the B-17G #43-39035 during a mission to bomb industrial oil sites in Plauen, Germany. They suffered battle damage and were experiencing poor weather conditions on their return trip. They dropped out of formation to a lower altitude, then collided with some trees before crashing at Coley Hill near Reigate, in England. There were no survivors.
Sgt Hickey is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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