Clayton Benjamin Baugh

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-51728.jpeg UPL 51728 2nd Lt Clayton B Baugh, 324BS, 91BG

Object Number - UPL 51728 - 2nd Lt Clayton B Baugh, 324BS, 91BG

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on 16-Aug-44 in B-17 43-39000 while serving as Navigator. Aircraft was attacked by fighters, set on fire, bomb load detonated and the aircraft disintegrated in mid-air. The remains of the aircraft fell near Lehna, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8181



Awards: PH.

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-819552
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fulton, AL 27 July 1922 Son of Robert S and Annie Laura [Danzey] Baugh.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lehna, 37308 Schimberg, Germany 16 August 1944 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters, set on fire, bomb load detonated and aircraft disintegrated in mid-air. Remains of aircraft fell near Lehna, Germany

Buried

Schimberg, Germany 17 August 1944 Originally his remains were buried by the Germans.

Buried

Bassett Creek Cemetery Fulton, Clarke County, AL Final Interment Bassett Creek Cemetery Fulton, Clarke County, Alabama

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

Bassingbourn 16 August 1944 Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 8181 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Corrected some typographical errors.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 16-Dec-2014. Added SN, KIA event, crew position in biography and BS connection per MACR 8181. Added KIA and Burial event and details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; made connections to BS, Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data. Converted date in biography to military-style signification. COMBINED record, place of birth is CORRECT in this record.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8181

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