Wallace E Hickman
MilitaryRTD. November 30, 1944, B-24 42-51115 was damaged over the target. With 2 engines on fire, a/c flew toward Nancy, France. 2 crew members were Killed in Action (KIA) but the others baled out successfully. Co-pilot was John Anderson.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Nancy, France | 29 November 1944 | Aircraft damaged by the explosion of another B-24 that took a direct flak hit. Two crew were KIA the rest bailed out over Allied territory |
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Sources
466th BG Archives - Special Orders Number 190 - Army Air Force Station 238 = 14 July 1944
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11347, The History of the 446th BG by H. E. Jansen p. 222, Anderson's daughter Dec 2010