Sica, Robert Joseph

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Sica, Robert Joseph ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-829092 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 17 July 1944, effective 17 July 1944.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	1 August 1944
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York⇗
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 13 July 1921 Perished in the crash of the Robert Harris crew on takeoff, due to engine failure.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 44-08-01-512⇓ (1.074 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Harris, Robert (NMI)⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Sica, Robert Joseph	Co-pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Pettine, Elmer Michael⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Spead, Richard Kenneth⇗	Bombardier	KIA
S/SGT. Kastner, Harold (NMI)⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Richter, William Carl⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
CPL. Susich, Nicholas Alvin⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
SGT. White, Robert Harold⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
SGT. Breslin, John Francis⇗	Flexible Gunner	TR
CPL. Stanford, Vernon Alvice⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
166⇗	28 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97320⇗	Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗
167⇗	29 July 1944	Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑102617⇗	Combat Mission Credit Returned Early Forced to leave formation due to failure of #1 engine; dropped bombs on target of opportunity (TOO) near Minden, Germany. Sortie Report⇗
168⇗	31 July 1944	Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑97282⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
169⇗	1 August 1944	Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France	Co-pilot	42‑97072⇗	High Group Flying Spare. Took off at 1150 hrs; while in air at low altitude, a fire and/or explosion occurred causing the aircraft to crash at 1155 hrs, one mile due west of Deenethorpe, AAF Station 128. Following the crash, bomb explosions destroyed the aircraft; there were no survivors. An investigation did not pinpoint the cause of the incident. Sortie Report⇗

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