Clyde Francis Wells
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 55855 - Clyde F Wells, 452BG.
Assigned to 729BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Mason Williams crew. Shot down by flak and crashed near Munich in B-17 42-102535 'Lovely Lady' Killed in Action. MACR 7751
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818786
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lovely lady
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Albany, IN | 31 January 1920 | Son of Clyde Cecil and Julia E. [Dickson] Wells. |
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Enlisted |
15 October 1942 | ||
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Other Killed in Action |
Germany | 31 July 1944 | |
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Buried |
Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park New Albany, Floyd County, IN | Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana | |
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Based |
Deopham Green | 31 July 1944 | Assigned to 729BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added S/N per MACR 7751 at Fold3.com.
See: https://www.fold3.com/image/29436671
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7751 / MACR 7751, nephew / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
