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VICKERS, Frank Sulva - Date of
birth
20 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Fauquier County, Virginia -
Hometown
Fauquier County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11128297 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
702nd Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 April 1945 - Place of
death
15 miles south of Bremen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 21 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Reginald J. Vickers (father)
Helen B. Vickers (mother)
Reginald J. Vickers Jr. (brother)
Lucy V. Vickers (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-94870 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Axis Ex-Lax
Destination: Duneberg, Germany
MACR: 13894
More information
S/Sgt Frank S. Vickers enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, on 14 February 1944.Eyewitness statement:
"Ship 870 was attacked by an ME-262, and a fire was started in the bomb bay. The ship started to go down, and all crew members put on their parachutes. The ship exploded, and six men were blown clear of the plane. Frank S. Vickers was found near the wreckage of the plane."
He is remembered at Vickers Cemetery in The Plains, Fauquier County, Virginia, with a memorial marker.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/9885, Virginia Birth Index
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Alumni Horae St. Pauls School - April 1944, www.findagrave.com