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CLABAUGH, Martin Elmer - Date of
birth
24 January 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
East Alton, Madison County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15329328 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
703rd Bomb Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
12 April 1944 - Place of
death
Perwez, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Robert E. Clabaugh (father)
Sarah L. Clabaugh (mother)
Harry L. Clabaugh (brother)
Juanita L. Clabaugh (sister)
Viola J. Clabaugh (sister)
Robert C. Clabaugh (brother)
George E. Clabaugh (brother)
Bernetta Clabaugh (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-29118 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Zwickau, Germany
MACR: 3829
More information
The airplane was hit and the tail turret fell off. The plane went into a dive.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers/Clabaugh Family