Clarence W Gillespie
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 1 May 1943 in B-17 42-5435. Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
1 May 1943 | ||
Buried |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15721, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hayes, p. 113, ABMC