Clifford Roger Starkey

Military

Clifford Starkey was Left Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-5867 'Alice From Dallas', shot down 17 August 1943 on the mission to Regensburg. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Oscar C Amison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735962
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Charles K Bailey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John W Burgin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Roy F Claytor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William M Hinton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (**-O, serial number 42-5867) nicknamed "Alice from Dallas" of the 100th Bomb Group flies in formation above the clouds with other Fortresses. Printed caption on reverse: 'A formation of B-17 "Flying-Fortresses" of the 100th Bomb Group flyes[sic] over a blanket of clouds en route to their target at Warnemunde, Germany. The plane in the foreground is the B-17 "Alice From Dallas". 29 July 1943. US Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '100BG.'

42-5867

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: ALICE From DALLAS
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

12 December 1919 the son of George D. and Ellen M. Starkey

Enlisted

7 August 1942 Marquette County, Michigan

Other

Bailed out

17 August 1943 of B-17 42-5867 over Germany

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

17 August 1943 Was immediately captured. Interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA PUW records : "Returned to Military Control 10 August 1945"...

Died

16 October 1985 Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan

Buried

Clifford Starkey rests at the Republic Cemetery, Republic, Marquette County, Michigan

Revisions

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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

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Removed a dup Born event.

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 678
WWII Registration Draft Card
NARA VETERANS' BIRLS files

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 678 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database