Clarence Edwin Moreland
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![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Truman, Minnesota | 2 June 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Herrold, IA | 17 February 1943 | Camp Dodge |
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Died |
3 miles north of Charleroi, Belgium | 18 September 1944 | Moreland was wounded by gunfire from a FW 190. He radioed he had been hit in the right arm and leg and was feeling faint and smelled gas in the cockpit. His squadron mates tried to escort him to the nearest airfield, but were separated. |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1428 8th Ave South Worked for Brady Transfer and Storage | ||
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Buried |
Fort Dodge Memorial Park Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA Plot Hillcrest 2 Lot 53 Grave 3 |
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Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61186/images/41914_342…
http://hellhawks.org/386_roster.html
"Thunderbolts of the Hell Hawks" - Barnes, Crump and Sutherland, page 61