Clarence D Fields

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media-56833.png UPL 56833 David Thomas McKnight, 335th Squadron Commander with Clarence D. "Pappy" Fields, Base Engineering Officer.

Object Number - UPL 56833 - David Thomas McKnight, 335th Squadron Commander with Clarence D. "Pappy" Fields, Base Engineering Officer.

Major Clarence D (‘Pappy’) Fields was the chief engineering officer (S-4) for the 95th Bomb Group at Horham from 1-Mar-1943 to 30-Nov-1944. While not regularly assigned to a flight crew, Pappy did fly on 8 missions with the 95th between 18-Mar-1944 and 12-Aug-1944. His first mission was as an observer, 3 missions were as a waist gunner, and 4 missions were as Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner.



Before being assigned to the 95th, Pappy swerved as a Captain with Headquarters, 34th Bomb Group, Second Air Force in 1942 at Geiger Field in Spokane, WA.



Pappy had been a Master Sergeant in the pre-war Army Air Corps whose service had been in multi-engine bombers from their inception. He retired from the Air Force on 28-Feb-1947.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stand By aka Goin' My Way
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30235) nicknamed "The Zoot Suiters" of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat : The Zoot Suiters
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group return to Horham following a raid in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31320) nicknamed "I'll Be Around". Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], '809571 [Censor no], 'Passed for publication 5 Mar 1944' [stamp] and 'USA(BRI)CCC' [ written annotation]. Printed caption on reverse: 'WRITE NEW CHAPTER IN BERLIN DIARY, FORTRESSES RAID GERMAN CAPITAL FOR FIRST TIME. Flying Fortresses battling their way through snow and a temperature of nearly "60 be
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: I'll Be Around
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scooter
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Avawam, KY 21 December 1907

Based

Horham 1 March 1943 - 30 November 1944

Died

Lebanon, MO 15 September 2006

Buried

Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, MO 18 September 2006 Buried in SECTION 34 SITE 165

Enlisted

Based

Geiger Field

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B17s Over Berlin
Ian L Hawkins

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