Name | Wick, Harvey Arthur ‡ |
Rank | Technical Sergeant |
Serial Number | 13059056 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943. |
Duty | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 13 November 1943 |
Results |
Killed In Flying Accident Final Resting Place or Memorial: Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Plot E Row 3 Grave 11 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Accident Report # 43-11-13-500⇓ (1.356 MB) A Tribute to Harvey Arthur Wick⇓ (9.481 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Connell, Ralph Jackson, Jr⇗ | Pilot | KIFA |
2nd Lt. Sharff, Sampson (NMI), "Bud"⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Angthius, Lawrence Harold⇗ | Navigator | KIFA |
2nd Lt. Gober, Claude Isom⇗ | Bombardier | KIFA |
T/SGT. Purdy, Alan Bradford⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
T/SGT. Wick, Harvey Arthur | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIFA |
S/SGT. Calder, Ellsworth Franklin⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIFA |
S/SGT. Barr, Kenneth Duane⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIFA |
S/SGT. Bryant, Robert Clinton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIFA |
S/SGT. McCulley, William Homer, Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIFA |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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--⇗ | 13 November 1943 |
Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 41‑24575⇗ |
Crashed as the result of a flying accident that occurred while maneuvering after takeoff for a mission that was subsequently recalled. The aircraft caught fire, went into a spin, broke in half, and exploded. Sortie Report⇗ |