Bruce W Clago
MilitaryBruce Clago was Bombardier on B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down 12 May 1944 over Southern Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37344164
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39555640
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35002173 and O-453171
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12120789 and O-818248
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 28 April 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, Illinois, United States | 30 June 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 | MACR 4819 mentions that, having initially managed to evade with the help of Belgian citizens, Bruce Clago, together with fellow crew members Richard Laule, Ralph Munn and Lloyd Martin were all arrested by the Gestapo in Liège, Belgium, on 27 June 1944. NARA WWII POW database : "Interned in Stalag 7A Moosburg". Bruce Clago was probably evacuated from Stalag Luft 3 on a forced march to Moosburg. "Returned to military control 20/07/1945" |
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Died |
Tarzana, Los Angeles County, California, United States | 14 May 2007 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4819 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database