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name
LICKLITER, Bert Evert - Date of
birth
16 November 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Arkansas -
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38568476 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William N. Lickliter (father)
Mary (Davidson) Lickliter (mother)
James G. Lickliter (brother)
Roy A. Lickliter (brother)
Henry B. Lickliter (brother)
George J. Lickliter (brother)
Mary Lickliter (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38211 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Leuna oil plant
MACR: 10831
More information
S/Sgt Bert E. Licklitter atttended Crooked Oak High School before he enlisted on 20 December 1943.The airplane was hit by enemy fighters just after bombs away. The right wing burst into flames and it fell off on his right wing, spinning down into the ground. It was almost completely in flames when it fell from formation. Two parachutes were observed. Six crew members were killed, three were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com, www.fold3.com - MACR
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