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CHICKNOWSKI, George R - Date of
birth
5 August 1920 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Richmond, Ontario County, New York -
Hometown
Livingston County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6980748 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
80th Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Airstrip R1, at the road Am Flugplatz
Hörselberg-Hainich, Germany, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Michael Chicknowski (father)
Josephine Chicknowski (mother)
Mary F. Chicknowski (sister)
Helen (Berastrom) Chicknowski (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-48332 -
Data
Type: C-47B-1-DK
Nickname: Daly Express
Destination: Hörselberg-Hainich, Germany
Mission: Resupply
More information
Technical Sergeant Chicknowski graduated from Hemlock High School in 1938.He joined the Regular Army on 21 December 1939 and was sent to Mitchel Field. From there he went to an Air Corps technical school at Scott Field, Illinois, to study direct current typewriting and basic code and then returned to Scott Field. From there he was sent to the Carribean area which included stations in the Panama Canal Zone, Trinidad and Dutch Guinea, returning to the United States in December 1943, the first time in more than three years.
Sgt Chicknowski then reported to Sedalia Air Field, Missouri as a radio instructor. Here he remained until 12 December 1944, then went overseas, landing first in England and going from there to France. He was transferred to the Air Transport Command.
The aircraft crashed during landing on airstrip R1. The entire crew of five men was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Arie-Jan van Hees, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett, http://fultonhistory.com, www.aerotransport.org, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle