Clarence E Gibbs

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Born 1923 in North Carolina. Enlisted at Camp Croft, SC 18 Feb 1943. 3 years HS, Ht. 69, Wt: 157, single no dependents. Reported to Thurleigh field, UK 28 May 1944. He was assigned to Leland Deck crew. Reported to group on 28 May 1944. 8th Air Force, 306 Bomb Group, 368 Bomb Squadron.

Fill-in crew member. Flight Engineer/Gunner. Protestant. Original crew of B-17 'Lucky Lady. ' KIA in crash at Bingen-on-the-Rhine in B-17 #43-39031. Details of his death unknown. AC shot down by Flak just after Bombs Away. Direct hit in bomb bay area with doors open. Buried at American Cemetery, Lorraine, France.



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Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-39031

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

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Enlisted

Clinton, South Carolina, USA 18 February 1943

Buried/ Commemorated

American Cemetery, Lorraine, France

Born

North Carolina, USA

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Bingen-on-the-Rhine 29 December 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11254 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Peggy O'Sullivan, First Over Germany pg. 296, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/mia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…