Grafton Underwood, England (Station 106) 1943-1945
Combat History of the 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in WWII
384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
"Keep The Show On The Road"
| Name | Hicks, Kenneth Delmont ‡ |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-1031650 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #208 dated 20 October 1944, effective 20 October 1944. |
| Duty | Pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date | 10 January 1945 |
| Results |
Missing In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 11578⇓ (6.263 MB) |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Lt. Hicks, Kenneth Delmont | Pilot | MIA |
| 2nd Lt. Welsh, James H⇗ | Co-pilot | FCMEW |
| 2nd Lt. Bierman, Robert (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| CPL. Loffarelli, Clarence Peter⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Werner, Edwin J (IO)⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Kotnik, Robert Rudolph⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Thompson, LeDru Myron⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Adams, Jack Colvin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| CPL. Strutz, La Verne Herman⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Co-pilot | 43‑38721⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 219⇗ | 4 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 220⇗ | 5 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38678⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Landed away at Stratishall due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8409⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 223⇗ | 9 November 1944 |
Target: Ground Installations Type: Military Location: Ouvrages de Sorbey (Metz), France |
Pilot | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41C Group, Lead Squadron. Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 228⇗ | 23 November 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Coking Plant at Gelsenkirchener Bergwerks-A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38678⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 229⇗ | 25 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6109⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed High Squadron Sortie Report⇗ |
| 230⇗ | 26 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Viaduct Type: Transportation Location: Altenbeken, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑6109⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 232⇗ | 29 November 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 234⇗ | 2 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Oberlahnstein, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97510⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑107148. High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 235⇗ | 4 December 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Soest, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 238⇗ | 11 December 1944 |
Target: Road & Rail Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 239⇗ | 12 December 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Pilot | 43‑38673⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 251⇗ | 5 January 1945 |
Target: Landing Ground Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany |
Co-pilot | 44‑8007⇗ |
Weather aircraft. Co-pilot identified only as 'Hicks' - Kenneth Delmont Hicks is most likely as the aircraft, pilot, and 'Hicks', are all from the 545th BS. remainder of crew (RO, Eng) not identified Sortie Report⇗ |
| 254⇗ | 10 January 1945 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bonn, Germany |
Pilot | 44‑8216⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Group lead. PFF & Gee-H ship. Left formation 20 minutes prior to the IP, apparently due to flak damage. No communication was received from this aircraft regarding the abort. Crash site and fate of crew are unknown. MACR 11578 Sortie Report⇗ |