Ellis Burnett McClintick
MilitaryCorrespondence to the American Air Museum from Ellis McClintick, 390th Bomb Group.
Served in the Air Force for 30 years. Served as a navigator during the war. Retired from the USAF with the rank of Colonel
Flew 35 missions as a navigator with the 390th BG.
Completed pilot training after the war and got 1000 hours on B-17s after 1945.
Legion of Meritw/2 ofc; Air Medal w 4/Oak Leaf Cluster. EAME medal, DFC
Founding Member of the American Air Museum. Attended the opening in 1997.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mairzey Doats aka Mister Completely
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Carry
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: G I Wonder
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Twenty-One Or Bust
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bucklin, Missouri | 13 February 1922 | |
Girard, Kansas | 30 January 1942 | ||
Enlisted |
16 October 1942 | ||
Other 390th Bomb Group Combat Tour |
Framlingham Airfield, UK | 18 March 1944 - 25 October 1944 | Completed a 35 mission tour |
Revisions
Correspondence to the American Air Museum from Ellis McClintick, 390th Bomb Group.
Ellis told me details of his service at the 8th Air Force Reunion, Omaha, NE 14 Oct 2015
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self