Earl F Flick
MilitaryAssigned to 855BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Richard Wilson crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabisch Hall . Crashed at Dusseldorf on 13-Sep-44 in B-24 'Times Awaisting' 44-40234 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8860
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH
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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: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746499
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Times Awaisting
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Luxembourg American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lancaster, PA | 8 May 1923 | Son of Albert and Reba Flick. |
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 16 January 1943 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Died Prisoner of War (POW) |
Dusseldorf, Germany | 13 September 1944 - 13 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Swabisch Hall. Crashed at Dusseldorf on 13-Sep-44 in B-24 'Times Awaisting' 44-40234 KIA MACR 8860 |
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Buried |
Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Luxembourg Plot C Row 1 Grave 11 | |
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Based |
Metfield | 13 September 1944 | Assigned to 855BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Columbia, PA | Husband of Jean Misal [Mooney] Flick. |
Revisions
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MACR 8860 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database