Clarence W Lipsky
MilitaryShot down 6 September 1942 in B-17 41-24445 while serving as Pilot. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg?itok=apGbR7Ih)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Six Bits aka Southern Belle
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 September 1942
- Official Description:
Places

- Site type: Airfield

- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 6 September 1942 - 14 July 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria, officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jul-45. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to place associations
Sources
Added a connection to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorLee8thbuff
ChangesChanges to biography, awards and events
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Lee Cunningham 15-Nov-2014. POW event added.
ContributorLee8thbuff
ChangesChanges to service number, biography, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations
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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014 National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & th Air Forces p. 30