Lieut Ross Sumner Sykes Jr. (1923-1944)

Lieut Ross Sumner Sykes Jr. Veteran

Birth

26 May 1923

Oswego, Labette County, Kansas, USA

Death

1 May 1944 (aged 20)

France

Burial

Oswego Cemetery

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Plot

Sec 7

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Lt. Ross Sykes, Jr. lost his life over France May 1, 1944. He enlisted in Air Service in October 1942. He was a prominent and popular Oswego boy.

382nd Fighter Sqd., 363rd Fighter Gp.
P-51B Pilot
Missing Air Crew Report 4433 (NARA)

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Kansas
2 Lieut Air Corps
World War II

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Parents

Ross Sumner Sykes Sr

1886–1974
Rose Peters Sykes

1893–1979

Siblings

Mary Ione Sykes Fulton

1911–1993
Dan Kremer Sykes

1913–1998
Martha Ann Sykes

1918–1919
Frank Robert Sykes

1920–1986
Rose Marie Sykes Addis

1926–2005
Ruth Irene Sykes Wulf

1935–2000

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Martha Ann Sykes

Frank Robert Sykes

Rose Marie Sykes Addis

Ruth Irene Sykes Wulf

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Rose Peters Sykes

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Dan Kremer Sykes

Martha Ann Sykes

Frank Robert Sykes

Rose Marie Sykes Addis

Ruth Irene Sykes Wulf

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