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Personal info

Full name
HICKLIN, Raymond Wilbur
Date of birth
13 May 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Dill, Washita County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38181546
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Right Waist Gunner
Unit
331st Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 November 1943
Place of death
Molenpolder, oude haven
Numansdorp, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 9 13

Immediate family

Members
Henry F. Hicklin (father)
Anna E. Hicklin (mother)
Howard O. Hicklin (brother)
Harold C. Hicklin (brother)
Emily (Green) Hicklin (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-30868
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Münster, Germany
MACR: 1067

More information

The airplane was attacked by an enemy fighter. After the attack the airplane exploded in mid-air.

S/Sgt Raymond W. Hicklin was initially buried at the Rotterdam-Crooswijk Cemetery.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: Chris van der Linden / Willy Martens