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CLARK, Clyde Russell - Date of
birth
12 August 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Lansford, Bottineau County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Madison, Johnson County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17000468 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
567th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Saarbrücken, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 70 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles J. Clark (father)
Ethelyn P. R. (Shippy) Clark (mother)
Margery A. Clark (sister)
Ray O. Clark (brother)
Alice F. Clark (sister)
Clair J. Clark (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-94951 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: War Champ
Destination: Saarbrücken, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad yards
MACR: 5261
More information
S/Sgt Clyde R. Clark a 1940 graduated from Holden High School before he joined the Regular Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 20 August 1940.S/Sgt Herbert P. Wright:
I was flying in A/C 42-100364 and saw the following. A/C 42-94951 and A/C 42-95091 were bot hit by flak at approximately the same time. A/C/ 42-95091 had a fire in the bomb-bay and went into a spin and then steep dive. Saw A/C 42-94951 hit and start to go down. At about that time our own ship was hit by flak and I lost track of the two planes that were in trouble. When we straightened out again I saw four chutes but could not positively identify which plane they had emerged from.
1st Lt Malcolm L. Gardner:
Our B-24 suffered several direct hits, two left engines were knocked out and plane was set on fire. Due to fire and or direct hits S/Sgt C.R. Clark probably did not get out of the plane.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Charlene McGowan, www.newspapers.com – Daily Star Journal - 4 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Charlene McGowan