Edgar L Sikes

World War II · US Army

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Birth- Jun 20, 1922

1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 22 years

Service Number

18077960

Rank

Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces

Awards

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Conflict Period

World War II

Served For

United States of America

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Killed in Action

Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17 which crashed in English Channel; 9 crewmen KIA; 1 POW

Branch

Army Air Forces

Service End Date

Jun 19, 1944

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Death- Jun 19, 1944-Age: 22 years

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Burial

St. James, France

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery St. James, France

Tablets of the Missing at Brittany American Cemetery

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Other Facts

State Of Residence

Texas

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Place of Residence

Tahoka

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Full Name

Edgar L Sikes

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Full Name

Edgar Leroy Sikes

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