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HUBBARD, Clyde Erwin - Date of
birth
26 September 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Canton, Van Zandt County Texas -
Hometown
Van Zandt County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38532914 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
340th Bombardment Squadron,
97th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 September 1944 - Place of
death
Gross Strehlitz, Poland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 34 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bruce Hubbard (father)
Mary E. (Goodwin) Hubbard (mother)
Connie G. Hubbard (sister)
Hubert J. Hubbard (brother)
Hulan B. Hubbard (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97648 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Blechhammer, Germany
Mission: Aerial bombing oil refinery
MACR: 8729
More information
It is believed that Sgt. Hubbard was killed by a direct flak hit in the bomb bay, a bomb dropped accidentally on his plane or one plane ramming another.Sgt Clyde E. Hubbard was first buried at Alt-Cosel Cemetery, Poland.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com MACR, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers/Betty Teal Miller, www.findagrave.com - D.Russell