447th Bomb Group Association
42-31082
Hick's Hack
42-31082, Hick's Hack, a B-17G-1-BO built in Seattle in September 1943, was one of the original Harvard planes, ferried to Rattlesden in November 1943 by the Hickey crew.
Hick's Hack,
photographed with the Hickey crew
at Harvard AAB in November 1943
Combat Missions:
| Date | Target | Pilot |
| 12/30/43 | LUDWIGSHAFEN | Leavitt |
| 01/07/44 | LUDWIGSHAFEN | Marcy |
| 01/11/44 | BRUNSWICK | Hickey |
| As listed in MACR 2512, A/C 42-31082 Hick's Hack | ||
| Pilot | 2Lt Claude L. Hickey | POW |
| Copilot | 2Lt Justin W. Kegley | POW |
| Navigator | 2Lt Jerome G. Moskowitz | POW |
| Bombardier | 2Lt Vernon D. Devitt | POW |
| Top Turret | T/Sgt Joseph Rokow | POW |
| Radio Operator | Sgt Wade E. Hampton | POW |
| Ball Turret | S/Sgt John J. Roth | KIA |
| Left Waist | Sgt Irving Gitlitz | POW |
| Right Waist | Sgt Robert E. Schooling | KIA |
| Tail Gunner | Sgt Johnnie Deerr Jr | POW |
John L. Roth
Margraten Netherlands American Cemetery