Cleon Arthur Wood
Military
Object Number - UPL 60130 - T/Sgt Cleon A Wood
Flew 35 missions/ B-17 'Short Snorter'
He enlisted in September 1942, joined the Group at Deopham Green and flew his first mission in April 1944. On D-Day they flew missions in support of the invasion, he would 'never forget' the sight of the vast armada of ships and landing craft heading for the Normandy beaches. Postwar he was a draftsman- designer until his retirement.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cedar Falls, Iowa | 22 April 1921 | Born Cedar Falls, Iowa |
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Enlisted |
18 September 1942 | Enlisted Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa | |
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Died |
13 January 2017 | Died Cedar Falls, Iowa | |
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Buried |
17 January 2017 | Interred Greenwood Cemetery Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
1999 Unit Roster/son / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
