Frank Christopher Clark
MilitaryAssigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 2VIIIFC, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (8OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born Transferred |
Houston, TX, USA | 21 September 1918 | |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX, USA | 26 April 1941 | Houston, Texas |
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Other Crashed |
March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA | 28 January 1942 | Take Off Accident Ground Loop March Field, Riverside, CA Cat 3 damage 1Lt Frank C Clark, 28-Jan-42. P-66 42-6875 - 48PS 14PG |
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Based |
Duxford | 26 January 1943 - 10 February 1943 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Based |
Wittering | 10 February 1943 | Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wittering, Peterborough PE8, UK | 29 December 1943 | Promoted to Major. |
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Died |
Houston, TX, USA | 10 October 2013 | |
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Buried |
Houston National Cemetery Houston Harris County, TX | 13 October 2013 | Houston National Cemetery Houston Harris County, Texas |
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Based |
Bovingdon | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 2VIIIFC, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Harris County, TX, USA |
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- King's Cliffe Memorial Edition;
-Unit roster in Fry's book 'Eagles of Duxford', p135
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