Michael Joseph Cicon
Military
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Object Number - UPL 51116 - Micky Cicon Before Mission
Assigned to 44BS, 66BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed on 1st August 1943 in Romania while on Ploesti raid while TDY to 9th AF in B-24 'Wing Dinger' 41-24015. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2410
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 662848
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wing Dinger
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Exeter, Pennsylvania | 29 September 1919 | Son of Anna Cicon. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 8 June 1942 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Prisoner of war (POW) |
Timis De Jos, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prison Camp 13, Timis De Jos in Romania |
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Died |
17 February 1996 | ||
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Buried |
Saint John the Baptist Cemetery Exeter, Luzerne County, PA | 21 February 1996 | Saint John the Baptist Cemetery Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 44BS, 66BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2410
