Warren Sies
Sergeant, USAAF

Engineer

Army Serial Number 17083379
MOS code 748 (Airplane Mechanic – Gunner) [1]

Born on 30 July 1922 in Lorraine, Kansas and died at the age of 22.
In 1930 the Warren’s family lived at 19 Avenue Wichita, Lorraine, Kansas [2].
Warren had attended Kansas State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Manhattan [3]. He was enlisted on September 15, 1942 and he was initially assigned to the 460^th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 763^rd Bombardment Squadron. He was transferred to the 885^th Bombardment Squadron September 11, 1944 [4].
On the night of 16 October of 1944 Warren was, altogether, on his 20^th mission aboard a bomber [5]. Of these, he flew twelve special missions with the 885^th totaling over 96 hours of combat time.

[1] Military Occupational Specialty code.
[2] Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Schedules, Fifteenth Census of the United States, USA, 1930.
[3] The Royal Purple Yearbook (1943). Manhattan: Kansas State College of Agricolture and Applied Science.
[4] MacCloskey (1945), Transfers of  Personnel Report, September 1944, p. 2.
[5] Hutchinson News-Herald, 6 Dec 1944, p. 7.