Jack Wright Clark
MilitaryAssigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2.5 x kills. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, IL, USA | 17 February 1923 | Son of Truman Stanley and Gertrude Lucille [Wright] Clark. |
Based |
Fowlmere | 31 July 1944 - 2 October 1944 | Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK | 10 September 1944 | Taxiing Accident Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 3 damage Lt Jack W Clark, 10-Sep-44. 503FS 339FG 8AF |
Based Transferred |
Raydon | 2 October 1944 - 20 April 1945 | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | 26 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other E/A Destroyed [2] |
Germany | 24 March 1945 | 2 x E/A destroyed Germany 24-Mar-45. |
Other E/A Shared destroyed |
Germany | 10 April 1945 | Me262 shared destroyed Germany 10-Apr-45. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
20 April 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Died |
Barnesville, GA 30204, USA | 25 March 2002 | |
Buried |
Lamar County, GA, USA | Family Cemetery Lamar County Barnesville, GA | |
Jacksonville, FL, USA |
Revisions
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-106657&Submit4=Go
https://www.fold3.com/record/31905335-jack-w-clark
http://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Timelines/World%20War%20II…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_clark_j_w.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27228444/jack-wright-clark
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-106657&Submit4=Go