Clyde O Lovell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Personal records
Object Number - UPL 38263 - Gossage crew
Clyde Lovell was Left Waist Gunner on board B-17 #42-30259 'Damifino II' on a 24 September 1943 practice flight to test PFF equipment and technique. Intercepted by enemy fighters and shot down. Ditched North Sea. Clyde was among the 5 men killed, 5 were rescued by Royal Navy torpedo boats and returned to duty. MACR 778. His body was never found and he is still listed as MIA (Missing In Action).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063596 at enlistment, then O-798486
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19102267 at enlistment, then O-681395
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043348
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35339324
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
9 January 1942 | Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |
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Other died (drowned at sea) |
24 September 1943 | after the ditching of B-17 42-30259 in the North Sea | |
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Born |
Mississippi | ||
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Born |
Walthall County, Mississippi | ||
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Other Memorialized |
on the Tablets of the Missing at the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium |
Revisions
Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent BG of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 778 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database