Clarence G Stearns

Military
eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. UPL 67459 UPL 67459 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 March 1944/ Berlin, Germany - Erkner (ball bearings).
Back Row: George Marquardt (B), Harold Groh (N), Clarence Stearns (P), Dale O. Smith (AC/CP), William Wismann (OBS/TG), Keith Garrison (N).
Front Row: Theodore Corrigan (WG), John Robison (WG), Albert Fulwider (BT), Thomas Benson (RO), David Barkhurst (TT).
547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 8th Air Force 252 42-31433 Grafton Underwood George M Marquardt Harold C Groh Clarence G Stearns Dale Orville Smith Theodore Bernard Corrigan John Timothy Robison Albert Clayton Fulwider William C Wismann Thomas Joseph Benson David Luther Barkhurst Keith M Garrison On

Object Number - UPL 67459 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 March 1944/ Berlin, Germany - Erkner (ball bearings). Back Row: George Marquardt (B), Harold Groh (N), Clarence...

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31433 'Rum Pot'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rum Pot II
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 13 April 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3867 / MACR 3867, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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