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name
LUICK, Ferdinand William - Date of
birth
4 March 1909 -
Age
36 - Place of
birth
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32590251 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Crew Chief -
Unit
86th Squadron,
437th Troop Carrier Group
-
Awards
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
1/2 mile northeast of Wesel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Julius Luick (father)
Elizabeth (Brockhousen) Luick (mother)
Frances Luick (sister)
Lillian M. Luick (sister)
Elizabeth M. Luick (sister)
Edna Luick (sister)
Reginald Luick (brother)
Edward S. Luick (brother)
Emily Luick (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-92881 -
Data
Type: C-47A
Nickname: Scotty
Destination: Near Wesel, Germany
Mission: Glider tow
MACR: 13896
More information
T/Sgt Ferdinand W. Luick enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 13 November 1942.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen