Clarence Herman Luce Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. First mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Stettin mission in B-17 42-37931 'Bertie Lee'. Severely combat damaged on Stettin mission, flak hits set plane ablaze, crew ordered to bail out, 11-Apr-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 3818.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Clarence's death was reported in the 1985 edition of Can Do Notes
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003137 / O-37224
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bertie Lee
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Norwalk, OH, USA | 8 May 1924 | Son of Clarence Herman Sr and Helen Mary [Brown] Luce. |
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Enlisted |
W Camp Perry Western Rd, Ohio, USA | 13 March 1943 | Camp Perry Lacarne, Ohio |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Brunswick, Germany | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Stettin mission in B-17 42-37931 'Bertie Lee'. Severely combat damaged on Stettin mission, flak hits set plane ablaze, crew ordered to bail out, 11-Apr-44. POW. MACR 3818. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 11 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Died |
24 October 1976 | ||
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Buried |
Saint Pauls Cemetery Norwalk, Huron County, OH | 27 October 1976 | Saint Pauls Cemetery Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio |
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Based |
Chelveston | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |