| Name | Hickey, Thomas James ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 12032033 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #26 dated 2 February 1945, effective 2 February 1945. |
| Duty | Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
| Last Duty Date | 19 March 1945 |
| Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot A Row 7 Grave 16 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Accident Report # 45-03-19-521⇓ (15.780 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Griffin, Robert Stanley⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Geller, Herbert Seymour⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Runyon, Royal Arthur⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| SGT. Jeffrey, Donald Walter⇗ | Togglier | KIA |
| CPL. Phillips, Philip J, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Marshall, Robert Freeman⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Irons, William Rudolph⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Manbeck, Robert Franklin⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Hickey, Thomas James | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 268⇗ | 19 February 1945 |
Target: Coking Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 269⇗ | 20 February 1945 |
Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38752⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base with #3 supercharger out. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 270⇗ | 21 February 1945 |
Target: Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 271⇗ | 22 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Ülzen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 272⇗ | 23 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Plauen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 276⇗ | 27 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany |
Flexible (Waist) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 277⇗ | 28 February 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hagen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 278⇗ | 1 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 283⇗ | 8 March 1945 |
Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 285⇗ | 10 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Schwerte, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 286⇗ | 11 March 1945 |
Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 288⇗ | 14 March 1945 |
Target: Railroad Bridge, Weser River Type: Transportation Location: Bad Oeynhausen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 289⇗ | 15 March 1945 |
Target: Army HQ Type: Military Location: Zossen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38757⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 290⇗ | 17 March 1945 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38752⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 292⇗ | 19 March 1945 |
Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑39035⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Battle damage; crash-landed on Colley Hill near Reigate, south of London; aircraft destroyed, entire crew killed. Sortie Report⇗ |