William J Clark Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 49475 - William J Clark - 32405696
Shot down by flak and crashed S of Abbeville, FR on a mission to Chartres A/D, FR on 2 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37932 'Ole Basser' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
White Plains, New York, USA | 21 July 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Ft Jay Governors Island, New York | 14 July 1942 | |
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Died |
2 March 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 2 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2886 / MACR 2886, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
