Clyde Bernhard Knipfer
MilitaryAssigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31520, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5300
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686076
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32502093
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12130945
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio, USA | 21 January 1914 | Son of Edwin August and Margaret M [Smith] Knipfer. |
Enlisted |
Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH | 20 April 1942 | Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Shot down |
Döllbach, 36124 Eichenzell, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 42-31520. Prisoner of War (POW). |
Other Discharged USAAF |
25 June 1971 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Atlanta, GA | 26 April 2002 | |
Based |
Glatton | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Brought in source from duplicate record: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Knames.html
MACR 5300 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database