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name
LOOMIS, Clyde Elerick Jr - Date of
birth
13 June 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Douds, Van Buren, Iowa -
Hometown
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-682437 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
450th Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
8 July 1944 - Place of
death
Talmas, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Clyde E. Loomis (father)
Vera (Samuels) Loomis (mother)
Dorothy E. Loomis (sister)
Geraldine Loomis (sister)
Patricia Loomis (sister)
Margaret Loomis (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95970 -
Data
Type: B-26-B50
Destination: Château de Ribaucourt, France
Mission: Bombing of the V1-site and German HQ
MACR: 6625
More information
Clyde Loomis graduated from North High School and was employed by the Wilson Company before he enlisted in July 1942. He had been overseas since January 1944.The exact circumstances of the crash are not known, probably the airplane was shot down by flak.
The pilot, co-pilot and bombardier were killed and buried at the cemetery of St. Pierre, Amiens on 8 July 1944. The other three crew members were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - MACR / WWII Draft Card, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Raf Dyckmans, www.findagrave.com