Crawford Elmer Hicks (1921 - 2021)

Born 10 Feb 1921 in Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 2021 at age 100 in Warner Robins, Houston, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Crawford Hicks was awarded the Prisoner of War Medal (United States).

Crawford Hicks was awarded the Air Medal.

Crawford Hicks was awarded the World War II Victory Medal.

Lieutenant Crawford Hicks served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): 509th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force
Service ended:

Lieutenant Crawford Hicks was a POW of Stalag Luft III during World War II.

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Elmer was born 10 February 1921 in Leitchfield, Kentucky. He was the son of Elmer Haden Hicks and Myrtle Helen Crawford.

Crawford was the pilot of the B-17 bomber 'Casa de Embriagos' #42-31725 on a mission to Oschersleben, Germany. The bomber was shot down by German fighter aircraft. 9 of the crew survived and became POWs in German camps. The bombardier, Lester Kunz, was killed.

He passed away 2 October 2021.^[2]

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #232726337 (accessed 23 July 2023)
  Memorial page for LTC Crawford Elmer Hicks (10 Feb 1921-2 Oct 2021), citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Vicky Fry L. (contributor 46570762).

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Kristina Hicks as remembered 9 Oct 2021.
2. ↑ Lt. Col. Crawford E. Hicks, USAF (Ret.) : "Newspapers.com"
   The Macon Telegraph (Macon, Georgia) Sun, Oct 17, 2021, page A10
   Newspapers Clip: 128747287 (accessed 23 July 2023)

• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 298
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #37449658 (accessed 23 July 2023)
  Name: Crawford Elmer Hicks; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 21; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 10 Feb 1921; Birth Place: Leitchfield, Kentucky; Residence Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Kentucky, USA; Employer: Louisville Trust Company; Height: 6; Weight: 165; Complexion: Light; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: E H Hicks;
  Household Members (Name) Relationship:
  Crawford Elmer Hicks Self (Head).
• 19 Kentuckians Are Missing: "Newspapers.com"
  The Park City Daily News (Bowling Green, Kentucky) Sun, Jul 16, 1944, page 16
  Newspapers Clip: 128747954 (accessed 23 July 2023)
• 2 Kentuckians Killed; 15 Wounded; 16 Prisoners: "Newspapers.com"
  The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Sat, Aug 19, 1944, page 7
  Newspapers Clip: 47786795 (accessed 23 July 2023)
• 16 Kentucky Soldiers Freed In Germany: "Newspapers.com"
  The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Tue, May 29, 1945, page 5
  Newspapers Clip: 128748469 (accessed 23 July 2023)
• National Archives - Missing Air Crew Report number 5236 Record Group 92: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Series: Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs)
• American Air Museum in Britain - B-17 ‘Casa de Embriagos’, #42-31725
• American Air Museum in Britain - Crawford Elmer Hicks