It is with great sadness that we announce that the founder of International Historical Research Associates, Lawrence J. Hickey, died on August 14, 2021. He felt that the best way for him to give back to his country was to write and publish the histories of air units in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. For more than 30 years, Larry relentlessly pursued a goal of presenting a full and accurate history for each Fifth Air Force unit, a goal which was realized in Warpath Across the Pacific (345th Bomb Group), Revenge of the Red Raiders (22nd Bomb Group), Rampage of the Roarin’ 20’s (312th Bomb Group), and two volumes of Ken’s Men Against the Empire (43rd Bomb Group). He will be missed.
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Such a great loss, and such a great legacy.
My father (SSgt Lloyd H Bunting Jr) was an armorer-gunner in B-24s in the 2nd Squadron 22d Bombardment Group in the scope of General Kenney’s 5th AirForce. He earned 4 air medals + other awards.
He was one of those silent heroes and died without saying much about the war and therefore I’m very grateful for Larry’s research and publication of Ken’s Men and their War.
His pilot, Lt. Col. R. W. Hulme, USAF, also died recently and his writeups are here: https://tennesseesoul.com/history/raidonpalau.html
My fear is that these writeups get lost as their authors’ websites get lost.
Larry has preserved so much of this important history by his research and publications.
Thank you so much Larry.
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What a great loss that is. I’m sure none of the fabulous work Larry undertook will be lost and that the published works will be a record of not only the forces in the Far East but the painstaking research he undertook. He will no doubt be missed.
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Reblogged this on Dave Loves History and commented:
May his memory be a blessing to all
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He has left a legacy that many president’s would envy. Larry’s ability to assimilate, collate, and document information to create interesting reading will be sourly missed – not too mention his writing style and attention to detail. My condolences to his family and close friends.
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He will be missed.
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He has left a great legacy and I am sure that more and more people will step forward to carry on his invaluable work.
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It is with a very heavy heart I send my condolences. Mr. Hickey’s note in the “Warpath Across the Pacific” he sent me means even more now, and will remain cherished.
I do hope the researchers will continue to do the work that he started and continued for 30 years. It would always remain his legacy!
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R.I.P. Larry.
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Sad to hear this news, Hickey was a shining example of meticulous research transformed into engaging history. He will be missed. My condolences to friends and family,
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First, my condolences. Second, I added a link to you on my Profiles In Courage blog. I don’t understand why I stopped getting updates on your posts, which explains this very belated note. “X”
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