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DEAN, Clark T - Date of
birth
19 July 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Rockmart, Polk County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-663242 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
453rd Bombardment Squadron,
323rd Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
20 May 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Dieppe, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Rose N. Dean (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-31950 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Battlin Bitch
Destination: Dieppe, France
Mission: Bombing of the coastal defenses
MACR: 4966
More information
Clark Dean attended college and was a decorator.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Atlanta, Georgia on 19 January 1942.
The aircraft was last sighted over the target at approximately 1913 hours after it was severely damaged by enemy anti-aircraft fire. No other observations were possible.
It most likely crashed into the North Sea off the coast of Dieppe, France.
All seven crew members were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: FOHF, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombadier Class Book 42-11, Midland Army Air Field, Texas