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MICEK, John M - Date of
birth
28 August 1913 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36149204 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
427th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
26 November 1943 - Place of
death
Nort Sea, 10 km north of Texel, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Simon Micek (father)
Julia (Kukulka) Micek (mother)
Helen M. Micek (sister)
Mary Micek (sister)
Stanley Micek (brother)
Anna Micek (sister)
Julius M. Micek (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29955 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Mr Five by Five
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 1324
More information
S/Sgt John M. Micek was a mechanic before he enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 4 May 1942.He flew on 24 credited combat missions.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometres west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombarbier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.303rdbg.com, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com
Photo source: Frans Meijers