Clayton O Tyson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 43-37613 while serving as Waist Gunner. He was hit in the head and died instantly.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-37613

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Halle (Saale), Germany 16 August 1944 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters near the target at Halle, Germany. His body was still in the aircraft when it returned to England.

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8182 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 18-Dec-2014. Added SN, BS association and KIA event per MACR 8182; Added Burial event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; made connections to BS, Place, Aircraft and Mission within exsiting website data.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology/Story the Mission in 2011.0121.0012(No.613) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia