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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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

William Clark Ralston

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
Service Numbers: 33263982
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Archie Retherford

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 35370807
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Clyde Henry Savage

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 35328426
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Engineer/Gunner

William Abner Shelton

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Service Numbers: 18066018
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner/ Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-5838

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

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a wall. Six men standing in rear and four men seated in front

42-5849

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hell's Belles II
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. A man in uniform is seated on the wing of the plane

42-5852

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

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Kicking Horse" of the 303rd Bomb Group takes off with a feathered engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Kicking Horse' of 303BG. Received 7/7/1944.' On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp, ref. no. M4226L].

VIII Bomber Command 91

Date: 6 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 90

Date: 3 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 88

Date: 31 August 1943

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group line up for take off. A B-17 (VK-I, serial number 42-3064) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is bringing up the rear. First handwritten caption on reverse of print: '27/8/43.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'VK-I. 8/9/43.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' [Stamp].

VIII Bomber Command 87

Date: 27 August 1943

Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

VIII Bomber Command 84

Date: 17 August 1943
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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