Clarence Leroy Reed

Military
media-54951.jpeg UPL 54951 SSGT Clarence Leroy Reed
Radio Operator/Gunner
340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 April 1943

Object Number - UPL 54951 - SSGT Clarence Leroy Reed Radio Operator/Gunner 340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF KIA 25 April 1943

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Sfax-Thyna Airport

Events

Event Location Date Description

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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