Preston Presley Clark Jr
Military
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UPL 15141
Rougham Control Tower Museum
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Photo taken 21 August 2013, Gary Atkins
Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF as lead crew.
Flew 32 combat missions from 9 April to 1 September 1944. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PUC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19129536 / O-757697
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39690727
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34604830
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37396057
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33340470 / O-688478
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Mickey Op
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Rebel/Eagle's Wrath
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Erie Ferry, Kac's Flak Shack, Green Hornets
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Leading Lady
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Abilene, Texas | 21 February 1925 | Son of Preston Presley Sr and Annah Mai [Gorham] Clark. |
Enlisted |
Abilene, TX | 6 February 1943 | |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 30 April 1944 | Transferred to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Austin, TX | 25 January 2012 | |
Buried |
Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park, Austin , TX | 4 February 2012 | Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park Austin, Travis County, TX |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 30 April 1944 | Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Training |
Dalhart Army Air Base, Dalhart, TX | Dalhart Army Air Base, Dalhart, TX | |
Other Embarked for ETO |
Kearney AAF, NE | Departed US for ETO. Via Grenier Field, NH, Presque Isle, ME, Goose Bay, Labrador, Iceland and then Prestwick, Scotland. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorusxpat
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Sources
Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques
Facebook groups: 94th Bomb Group magazine, and 94th Bomb Group public group
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self