Clarence Leroy Reed
Military
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UPL 54951
SSGT Clarence Leroy Reed
Radio Operator/Gunner
340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 April 1943
Radio Operator/Gunner
340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 April 1943
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659956
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot/Squadron Operations Officer
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Springfield, OH | 29 October 1912 | |
Springfield, OH | 16 October 1940 | 734 Kenton Street Worked for International Harvester | |
Enlisted |
25 April 1942 | ||
Died |
Sfax, Tunisia | 25 April 1943 | KIA when his a/c collided with another 340th BG a/c over the airfield at Sfax. Both B-25's crashed to the ground, killing both crews. |
Buried |
Springfield, OH | Ferncliff Cemetery Springfield, Clark County, Ohio, USA PLOT SEC WW II EAST, ROW A4 |
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