Clarence H Stewart
MilitaryAssigned to 708BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Engine trouble developed on a mission to Brunswick on 30-Jan-44 and B-17G 42-31146 was hit by flak and attacked by fighters after leaving the formation and crashed near Goch. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2277
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: 25 Skidoos
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Baled out POW |
Brunswick, Germany | 30 January 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-17 42-31146; Baled out POW MACR 2277 |
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Born |
Detroit, MI | Son of Florence M Stewart. | |
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Based |
Rattlesden | 30 January 1944 | Assigned to 708BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
MACR 2277 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database