Elvin E Clinkenbeard

Military
media-46862.jpeg UPL 46862 Elvin Clinkenbeard

222nd combat crew training school: Army air field Ardmore, Oklahoma. (1944). Baton Rouge, LA: Army and Navy Pub. of Louisiana.

Object Number - UPL 46862 - Elvin Clinkenbeard

Shot down by flak and crashed at Dreux on 6/22/44 inB-17 'Sequatchiee' #423312 Prisoner of War (POW)



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36709284
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

A crashed B-17F Flying Fortress (DI-K, serial number 42-3312) of the 570th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1871-A. Hon. 12-31-43. Aero Repair B-17F. 42-3312."
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sequatchiee
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 22 June 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5927 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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