Buell R Clark

Military
media-38858.jpeg UPL 38858 Lt. Buell R. Clark enlisted at Patterson Field, OH, on 14 December 1942. Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 25 March 1945, he flew six combat missions with the 359th Fighter Group before ending his tour of duty and returning home to Winchester, IN, in September 1945. 359th Fighter Group collection

Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 38858 - Lt. Buell R. Clark enlisted at Patterson Field, OH, on 14 December 1942. Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 25 March 1945, he flew six combat...

Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Remained in USAF, killed in fatal crash in F-80C 44-85342 in a thunderstorm 22-May-55.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Winchester, Indiana 2 December 1922 Son of Buhrman and Hazel Ruby [Thorp] Clark.

Enlisted

Patterson Blvd, Fairfield, OH 45014, USA 14 December 1942 Patterson Field Fairfield, OH

Died

Madison, WI, USA 22 May 1955 Fatal Crash near Madison, WI Cat 4 damage Lt Buell R Clark, 22-May-55. F-80C 44-85342 - 163FBS 122FBG

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Randolph County, IN, USA

Based

Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Based

4331 Winters Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46809, USA Assigned to 163FBS, 122FBG Baer Airfield, IN.

Buried

700 S Main St, Winchester, IN 47394, USA Fountain Park Cemetery Winchester Randolph County, IN

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https://www.fold3.com/page/84318632-buell-r-clark/facts
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Clark%2C+Buell&S…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93722665/buell-r-clark

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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Object number: UPL 38858 - Lt. Buell R. Clark enlisted at Patterson Field, OH...