James J Clark

Military

Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. 280 hrs on 73 x combat missions. Credited 2 x kill [Me109/Fw190], 1 x damaged [Fw190]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-75053

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

E/A Destroyed

Höperhöfen, 27367 Bötersen, Germany 22 May 1944 Fw190 destroyed Hoperhofen A/D 22-May-44.

Other

E/A Damaged

Höperhöfen, 27367 Bötersen, Germany 22 May 1944 Fw190 damaged Hoperhofen A/D 22-May-44.

Other

Crashed

15 miles SE Boxted, Colchester, UK 10 June 1944 Belly Landing out of Fuel 15 mile SE Boxted/Sta 150 Cat 5 damage Lt James J Clark, 10-Jun-44. P-47D 42-75053 - 61FS 56FG 8AF

Other

Promotion

Boxted, Colchester, UK 27 August 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Brandenburg, Germany 12 September 1944 Me109 destroyed Nth of Brandenburg 12-Sep-44.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 19 September 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Based

Boxted 19 September 1944 Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Born

Doylestown, PA 18901, USA

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Other

Shipped overseas

Liverpool, UK Arrived ETO Mar-44.

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm