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Sanford
Wayne
Hickey
1915-07-12

–

1992-03-27

Born:

, 

Michigan

Home:

Denver

, 

Colorado

Buried: 

San Mateo

, 

California

Cemetery:

Skylawn Memorial Park

Sanford Hickey was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1939. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    5th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 5th Air Force, General Orders No. 37 (November 27, 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Sanford Wayne Hickey (ASN: 0-378969), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the FIFTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant Hickey, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.