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VAN SICKLE, George Wilbur - Date of
birth
15 June 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Mommouth Junction, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35454611 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
526th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 January 1944 - Place of
death
Holsen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 35 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jeremiah W. Van Sickle (father)
Anna H. (Riczko) Van Sickle (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31692 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 2878
More information
S/Sgt George Wilbur Van Sickle graduated from New Brunswick High School. He was employed at the Industrial Tape Company.He enlisted on 31 July 1942 in Newark, New Jersey and was sent overseas in October 1943.
The aircraft was downed by enemy aircraft.
Two crew members were taken prisoner, eight men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Schnathorst, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, Terry Hirsch, http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/8764, The Central New Jersey Home News 1 April 1944