Clarence Spotswood Towles Jr
Military
Pilot - Squadron Commander
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
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Object Number - UPL 49019 - LTC Clarence Spotswood Towles, Jr. Pilot - Squadron Commander 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26098
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Reedville, Virginia | 15 February 1918 | |
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Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Poix Airfield, France | 3 March 1944 | |
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Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Sonderhausen, Germany | 8 April 1945 | Towles flew a total of five missions with the 416th BG. The first four in March 1944 he was Squadron Commander of the 669th BS. The fifth mission came over a year later in April 1945 in which it appears he flew as an observer. It's assumed but not as yet confirmed that he had been promoted to a Wing or Division level position in the meantime. |
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Died |
27 miles NW of Marlalena, New Mexico | 3 December 1948 | Towles was flying RF-80 #45-8474 when it crashed in New Mexico. He was serving as the Commander of the 12th Recon. Squadron based at March Field, California |
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Buried |
Reedville, Viriginia | 10 December 1948 | Roseland Cemetery Reedville, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA |
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Other Graduated |
Lexington, Virginia | Virginia Military Institute Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering |
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I had checked two B-25s. I don't know the exact one Spottswood flew.
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https://www.fold3.com/page/111095489/clarence-s-towles/stories
Spottswood flew a Mitchell B-25 over Africa, but I'm not sure if this is the exact one.
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