Benjamin Clarke Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 31610 - Lt Crockatt and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. England, 12 Aug....

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-Aug-43 in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Prisoner of War (POW).

Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

See more at: http://www.303rdbg.com/360crockett.html

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

George W Crockett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16059573 / O-737369
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29754

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 11 November 1919 Son of Benjamin Clarke Sr.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 27 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Shot down

Saint-Omer, France 27 August 1943 Shot down 27-Aug-43 in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil', POW. MACR 405

Died

Dearborn, MI 13 May 2015

Buried

Cadillac Memorial Gardens WestWestland, Wayne County, MI 17 May 2015 Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Westland, Wayne County, Michigan

Based

Molesworth 27 August 1943 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Dearborn, MI At time of draft registration.

Revisions

Date15 May 2023 21:33:33
Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Date11 Dec 2021 15:10:08
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to biography and events
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161971932/benjamin-clarke

Date28 Mar 2020 18:12:07
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date11 Mar 2020 12:32:00
ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/38296716
https://www.fold3.com/image/659940900
https://www.fold3.com/image/659940901
https://archive.org/details/ClarkJr.Benjamin-veteransHistoryProject
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161971932/benjamin-clarke

Date21 Feb 2020 02:02:10
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date4 Feb 2018 11:42:09
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Key Image ID.

Date1 Apr 2015 12:26:53
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
ChangesChanges to surname, middlename, suffix, service number, role, biography, events and unit associations
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Merged information from duplicate entry to include details drawn drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 405

Correction to surname and suffix.
Updates to biography from details at :
http://www.303rdbg.com

Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:23
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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