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Hickmeyer Alva A., 2 Sep. 1944
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05/22/2007 02:43:34 PM
Hello,
On the 2nd of September 1944, 2nd Lt. Alva A. Hickmeyer of the 485th FS was brought down by small arms fire 4 miles south of Louvain, Belgium. Lt. Hickmeyer was flying on only his third mission. He parachuted from his damaged plane and landed safely. Lt. Hickmeyer made contact with Belgian civilians who hid him for two days. They made arrangements to put him into Allied hands. An English liaison plane made a covert landing near his hiding place and flew him to safety in Brussels, which had just been liberated by the British.
Can anyone provide me with more information pertaining to 2nd Lt. Alva A. Hickmeyer.
Is he still alive?
What was his Army Service Number?
What was the serial number of the P-38 he flew that day?
Is there an Escape and Evasion Report for Hickmeyer?
I myself live south of Leuven (Louvain) and I’m eager to learn who the Belgian people were who hid him for two days and in which village south of Louvain his P-38 crashed.
Any information with regard to Hickmeyer is much appreciated
I thank you in advance for your answer,
Dirk
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RE: Hickmeyer Alva A., 2 Sep. 1944
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05/29/2007 02:50:15 AM
Hi ,
P-38 # 43-28408 from 370FG was lost on september 01 1944 " probably over Belgium ".
Perhaps this was the a/c off Lt Hickmeyer ,
Alain
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RE: Hickmeyer Alva A., 2 Sep. 1944
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05/29/2007 03:03:02 PM
Hi Alain,
1 Sep. 1944 2nd Lt. William C. Schiefen from Rochester, New York. O-763361. 401st Fighter Squadron. Lt. Schiefen was hit while strafing trucks about six miles east of Beaumont, Belgium at 1500 hours. His plane crashed and burst into flames. He was killed in action. P-38 Serial # 43-23408. MACR #8477.
Dirk
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RE: Hickmeyer Alva A., 2 Sep. 1944
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05/29/2007 07:04:46 PM
43-22752/24251 Curtiss P-40N-20-CU Warhawk
43-23408 is not a P-38
perhaps this aircraft:
43-28408 P-38J-15-LO 370th Fighter Group 9AF 440903 GLUE (Belgium) MACR #8477
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RE: Hickmeyer Alva A., 2 Sep. 1944
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05/30/2007 01:53:26 PM
Terry,
You are absolutely right it should be 43-28408.
With regard to "Hickmeyer": The pilot's real surname was Eichmeyer and not Hickmeyer as I stated before. I read the account about "Hickmeyer's" fate on page 163 of Jay Jones' book : "The 370th Fighter Group in World War II". On page 413 Jay Jones refers to that same pilot as being Eichmeyer.
page 413: "2 Sep. 1944 2nd Lt. Alva A. Eichmeyer from Riverside, California. O-110142. 485th Squadron. Lt. Eichmeyer was shot down but evaded capture. He was transferred stateside."
Dirk
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