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1LT Henry Clay Vicars
19 Aug 1923 – 13 Sep 1944
| Birth | 19 Aug 1923 |
| Death | 13 Sep 1944 |
| Cemetery | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | patootie on 24 Aug 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3056029 |
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First Lieutenant, 327th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group. Navigator aboard U.S. Army Air Forces B-17G Flying Fortress #43-38389, nicknamed "U've Ad It." Shot down by enemy fighter on mission to Merseburg, crashing onto an airfield at Brandis, east of Leipzig, Germany. Eight crewmembers were killed and two, the ball turret gunner and tail gunner, survived and were taken as prisoners. Missing Air Crew Report № 8889. The crewmembers Killed In Action: CAPT Howard C Donlon , O-756200, MN, Pilot CAPT Robert L Ruckman , O-808897, OH, Co-Pilot 1 LT Julius W Gburczyk , O-694361, NJ, Bombardier 1 LT Henry C Vicars , O-717709, TX, Navigator 2 LT Orin E Christenson , O-765615, MN, Navigator TSGT John D Matlock , 38463514, OK, Flight Engineer TSGT Robert G Turner , 17169464, IA, Radio Operator SSGT Wayne F Butler , 6296815, TX, Waist Gunner ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ First Lt. Henry C. Vicars, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L Vicars, 6110 Tremont, will be reburied at 11 a. m. Wednesday in the National Cemetery at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio. Vicars, an Air Force navigator, was killed September 13, 1944 on a mission over Merseburg, Germany. He was serving with the 92d Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. He was 21. He received his education at Woodrow Wilson High School and at North Texas Agricultural College, Arlington. He joined the Air Force in April 1943, after working a short time with the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. Vicars received his wings at Ellington Field, Houston, and went overseas in June 1944. He was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, and the Presidential Citation. Surviving are his parents; a daughter, Miss Nancy Ann Vicars of College Station; and a brother, Bryan Vicars of Dallas. Dallas News 02-08-1949 Transcribed by Carol Moore. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Death of First Lt. Henry C. Vicars, B-17 navigator, missing last September 13 in the European theater, has been confirmed by the War Department. Vicars is the son of Mrs. Shirley J. Vicars, 6164 Oram. His wife, Mrs. Ruth Vicars, and 3-month-old daughter, Nancy, live at the same address. Dallas News 04-14-1945 Transcribed by Carol Moore. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Second Lt. Henry C. Vicars, 21, navigator on a B-17 Flying Fortress, who completed fifteen missions after leaving the United States in June, has been missing in action over Germany since September 13, his wife and mother, Mrs. Shirley J. Vicars, 6164 Oram, have been informed. His father, T. L Vicars, lives in Farmersville. Lieutenant Vicars is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and attended North Texas Agricultural College. Dallas News 09-29-1944 Transcribed by Carol Moore. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Henry married Ruth Gwendolyn Smith in 1942.)
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1 LT 327 BOMB SQ (92 BOMB GP) TEXAS
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