Clark H Jensen
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. On noball mission to Wizernes, France in B24-H 42-7610 'Satan's Sister' suffered engine failure, salvoed bombs before attempt to land, crashed 1 mile West of Thorpe Abbotts. Killed in Action (KIA). Picture of plane in The History of the 446th BG by Jansen p. 88 and crew picture on p. 89
Awards: PH.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Satans Sister
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
King County, WA, USA | 24 April 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Spokane, WA, USA | 19 February 1941 | |
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Died |
1 mile W Thorpe Abbotts, Diss IP21 4JA, UK | 27 April 1944 | On noball mission to Wizernes, France in B24-H 42-7610 'Satan's Sister' suffered engine failure, salvoed bombs before attempt to land, crashed 1 mile West of Thorpe Abbotts. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
28 April 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Buried |
1300 Sneath Ln, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA | 16 August 1948 | Re-Interred Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA |
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Based |
Bungay | 27 April 1944 | Assigned to 706BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 257, The History of the 446th BG by Jansen p. 88-89; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, pg 55 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia