Clyde Littell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On January 3, 1943 while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-24D 41-23808 'Texan' the aircraft crashed in a field near Aberporth airfield, Cardiganshire, returning from target U/B yards (submarine) at St. Nazaire, France. Fuel shortage caused the crash. 11RTD No MACR issued.



On 15-February-1943 while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-24D 41-23794 'Railway Express' the aircraft sustained severe damage from flak over the port area of Dunkirk, France and crashed in to the English Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal, Purple Heart

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-23794

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Railway Express
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

41-23808

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Texan
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Dunkirk, France 15 February 1943 Killed when aircraft was severely damaged by flak over the port area of Dunkirk, France and crashed into the English Channel. his remains rave never been recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Liège, Belgium Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Ardennes American Cemetery

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 31-Jan-2015. Added Decorations, verified SN and Commemorated even per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Made connections to Place, 2 Aircraft and 2 Missions within existing website data; Added KIA event, RTD event, edited Biography for chronological order and added target and loss details per "Losses of the 8th 7 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16003 / MACR 16003, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 61-62,76; 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy pp. 40, 47, The 44th BG in WWII by MacKay and Adams pp.27, 31, ABMC web site. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database