Porter Dudley Clemens
MilitaryRemoved associations which are not depicted in the image. Relevant associations made in his PERSON record.
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 31-Dec-43 in B-17 42-29895 'Black Swan'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1975
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH, GC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6569055
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12126905
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17031632 / O-726258
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33325292
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Luck
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Black Swan
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Oklahoma Okie
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nitemare
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Brass Rail, Local Girl
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 November 1943
- Date: 7 November 1943
- Date: 5 November 1943
- Date: 3 November 1943
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
23 December 1923 | Son of Wade H. and Jessie I. Clemens. | |
Enlisted |
17 July 1942 | Portland, Oregon | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
31 December 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb | |
Other Shot down |
31 December 1943 | Shot down over Brittany, France, in B-17, The "Black Swan" | |
Died |
17 August 1989 | ||
Based |
31 December 1943 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Official records researched by Jim Szpajcher from 91st BG archives.
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1975 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database