George H Clark

Military

B-17 #4338358 'Big Noise' landed in Sweden 3 February 1945. Interned. Died in 1946 as a result of injuries incurred from flak before landing in Sweden.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38358) of the 452nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sweden 16/6/45 on visit J+ 452 BG.'

43-38358

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Missions

817

  • Date: 3 February 1945

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State

Buried

Riverside Cemetery Gouverneour, New York

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 3 February 1945

Revisions

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Contributoramstowe
Changes
Sources

Missing Air Crew Reports, Ancestry.com, family records.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1999 Unit Roster, MACR 12496, Nephew / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12496 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database