Claire W Eclov
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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This is Claire Walter Eclov, staff sergeant 3rd grade, who was a radio operator with the 466 bomb group and flew on the "Berlin Bound" Liberator B-24J A/C #42-50717 which crashed on February 15, 1945. He was from Brookings, S.D. and his remains were initially buried in Cambridge, England and then returning to the Brookings Luthern Cemetary.
466th BG Historian
Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J A/C #42-50717 'Berlin Bound' crashed after engine fire developed and was returning to base. 6 crewmembers killed. Others bailed out and survived.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673394
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Berlin Bound
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
South Dakota, USA | 16 September 1921 | |
Died |
Langham, Holt, Norfolk NR25, UK | 17 February 1945 | |
Buried |
Brookings, SD 57006, USA | Greenwood Cemetery Brookings Brookings County South Dakota, USA |
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia