Clinton Wesley Ewen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Family collection
Object Number - UPL 56689
Assigned 731BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ansbach in B-17 44-8015 'Johnny Reb' 22-Feb-45; shot down by flak. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12657
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-832053
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Johnny Reb
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shell, Big Horn County, WY | 7 April 1923 | Son of Mary [Birmingham] Ewen. |
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Died |
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany | 22 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ansbach in B-17 44-8015 'Johnny Reb' 22-Feb-45; shot down by flak. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12657 |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Re-Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot D Row 42 Grave 9 | |
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Based |
Deopham Green | 22 February 1945 | Assigned 731BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
ABMC, MACR 12657 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
