Clyde Pemberton Carlson

Military

media-30399.png UPL 30399 HQ ETOUSA Special Orders #238 EXTRACT, 26 August 1943 384th Bomb Group collection

384thbombgroup.com

Object Number - UPL 30399 - HQ ETOUSA Special Orders #238 EXTRACT, 26 August 1943

Bombardier class 43-1, Pilot class 45-C. Missions (25) ETO May 43 to April 1944. Tour of duty -- 4/42 to 12/45

AM with 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC with 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

547th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

Leon Fields

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 0–672341
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Horace Everett Frink

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-736503
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot, Wing Air Commander

Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Roy Wesley Griffith

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 14107839
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator/ Gunner

Lester Olaf Hegstad

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-670736
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Julius Frederick McNutt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12138659
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-29699

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

42-30043

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Ruthless
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-30058

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-3218

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Doris Mae
Unit: Base Air Depot 1 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

42-3441

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Patches : The Spotted Cow
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group fly above the clouds on their way to Norway. B-17F (BN-T, serial number 41-24561) nicknamed "The Duchess", of the 359th Bomb Squadron, is visible in the foreground. Printed caption on reverse: ' 67417 USAF - Flying high above a blanket of fleecy clouds, a formation of 8th Air Force Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" drones steadily on towards the target somewhere in Norway on 16 November 1943. Air Force Photo.'

VIII Bomber Command 131

Date: 16 November 1943

A B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30233) of the 95th Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Munster, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-6414) nicknamed "Herky Jerky II" (circled) breaks formation due to damage. Printed caption on reverse of print: '26414 AC - Munster, Germany (Oct 10, 1943), disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" in flight. U.S. Air Force Photo. 10-10-43.'

VIII Bomber Command 114

Date: 10 October 1943

VIII Bomber Command 108

Date: 4 October 1943

The wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5888) nicknamed "Elusive Elcy" of the 94th Bomb Group flies off as a result of a direct hit, during a mission over Emden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '94 BG. 27/9/43.' Printed caption on reverse: 'A DRAMATIC INCIDENT DURING THE AIR WAR OVER EUROPE: A WING BREAKS OFF A FLYING FORTRESS DURING A DAYLIGHT BATTLE, AND THE STRICKEN BOMBER BEGINS TO TURN OVER AS IT STARTS ON THE WAY DOWN TO EARTH. This picture illustrates one of the hazards which the big A

VIII Bomber Command 104

Date: 27 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 92

Date: 7 September 1943
Official Description:

Places

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	16 April 1922
Other Assigned	11 March 1943 - 1 December 1943	Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, Charles H. Lefevre Crew. 22 combat missions with the 384th Bombardment Group.
Other transferred	1 December 1943	Placed on Detached Service to the 92nd Combat Wing for an indefinite period on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #158 dated 1 December 1943 (effective 30 November 1943).
Died	24 November 2012	Burial: Arlington Memorial Park Sandy Springs Fulton County Georgia, USA