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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Winford Gordon Hicks

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 22 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 429 'BISON' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS FAIREY AVIATION HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX MK. III (LK746) WAS ATTACKED BY A LUFTWAFFE JUNKERS JU 88 AND CRASHED AT TELTOW, BRANDENBURG, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO BERLIN ON JANUARY 29, 1944. BURIED IN A COLLECTIVE GRAVE AT BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, CHARLOTTENBURG, BERLIN, GERMANY.