Robert C Clement

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

media-18423.jpeg UPL 18423 Lt. Robert C. Clement, replacement pilot in the 376th Fighter Squadron. Clement was killed returning from a mission on 19th September 1944.
Museum object reference no. BAM_0377 Bottisham Airfield Museum

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Object Number - UPL 18423 - Lt. Robert C. Clement, replacement pilot in the 376th Fighter Squadron. Clement was killed returning from a mission on 19th September 1944. Museum...

Replacement pilot in the 376th Fighter Squadron. Clement was killed returning from a mission in a fatal crash in P-51D 44-13872 Bottisham/Sta 374 19-Sep-44 Killed in Action (KIA).

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

361st Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

376th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

44-13872

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron

Places

Bottisham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Middlesex County, MA, USA	22 September 1924	Son of Ivan C and Edith E M [Hoberg] Clement.
Enlisted	Cambridge, MA, USA	11 December 1942
Died	Bottisham, Cambridge CB25, UK	19 September 1944	Fatal Crash Bottisham/Sta 374 Cat 5 damage 2Lt Robert Clement, 19-Sep-44. P-51D 44-13872 - 376FS 361FG 8AF
Buried		23 September 1944	Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Buried	Mendon, MA 01756, USA		George Cemetery Mendon Worcester County, MA
Based	Bottisham	19 September 1944	Assigned to 376FS, 361FG, 8AF USAAF.