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CLINGMAN, Foy Rae - Date of
birth
22 June 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Bowie, Montague County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-745297 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 February 1944 - Place of
death
Near Göttingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 6 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elva A. (Reed) Clingman (mother)
Martha O. Clingman (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29829 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Sons o'Satan
Destination: Halberstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of aircraft factory
MACR: 2870
More information
Foy R. Clingman graduated from Bowie High School in 1940 where he was the manager of the football team his senior year. He also attended college for one year.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Camp Crowder, Missouri on 21 April 1942.
The airplane was attacked by enemy fighter aircraft and was on fire at No 2 and 3 engines and in the bomb bay.
Lt Clingman managed to get out of the airplane but his parachute didn't open.
Five crew members were taken prisoner, five men were killed.
The pictures were taken in high school in 1940.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Cards; Headstone Inscription and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942–1949, The Bowie News - 5 February 1943
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, Bowie Texas High School Yearbook 1940