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416th Bombardment Group (L) 2Lt. Anton Peter Nikas Pilot, O-813560 Prisoner Of War 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) 2Lt. Anton Peter Nikas Pilot, O-813560 Prisoner Of War 668th Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 6-Nov-1917, Chicago, Illinois
Entered Military Service: Date: 24-Nov-1941 At: Chicago, IL NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 36306222 POW summary: Fail to Return Date: 3-Jun-1944 POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 Return Date: Before 31-May-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File Latest Report Date: 8-Jun-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File ID: 60342 / (PDF) Died: 22-Feb-1994, Chicago, Illinois On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry |
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NIKAS
Anton P. Nikas (Nikopoulos), veteran of World War II. Wholesale manager of Perillo Auto Sales, beloved husband of the late Betty Marie, nee Tulk; loving father of Anthony L., Michael S. (Julie) and Andrew P. Nikas; cherished grandfather of Angelo, Dana, Antoinette and Matthew Nikas; dear brother of Joan (the late Theodore) Stefanos and the late Eugenia (the late Kostas) Liakis; devoted son of the late Peter and Helen Nikas; fond uncle of Olga (Michael) Lombardi and the late Nicholas Liakis. Visitation Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Smith-Corcoran Funeral Home, 6150 North Cicero Avenue. Funeral services Friday 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment Elmwood Cemetery, Kindly omit flowers. Arrangements by John. G. Adinamis Funeral Director, Ltd. 312-736-3833
NIKOPOULOS See Anton P. Nikas notice. Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 24 Feb 1994, Thu, Page 36, Anton P. Nikas Obituary,Newspapers.com ( https://www.newspapers.com/image/241044032/?article=b8f678da-b998-495b-b11d-648696fcdd9e [subscription required] : accessed 9 April 2021) |
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MACR 6049 Details Notes: A/C Last Sighted. Lost as a result of Enemy Anti-Aircraft. Acft hit by flak over target area, dropped out of formation. Last seen to crash at Bourg Archard, France. Description: One aircraft, piloted by Lt. A.P. Mikas, was hit in the target area. He lost altitude and was last seen to crash or crash land on the bank of the Seine River near Bourg-Achard. His two gunners were Sgt. G.W. Scott and S/Sgt. A.W. Newkirk. No chutes were seen to come from the plane. (416th BG History 1944) See also Mission # 65 |
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See Also:
Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps
Escape & Evasion (E&E) Reports
POW/E&E Terms and Acronyms
POW/E&E Sources, References, Resources
