Clarence W Lipsky

Military

Shot down 6 September 1942 in B-17 41-24445 while serving as Pilot. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 97th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. They are from left to right: Lieutenant Frank R. Beadle, of Grand Rapids, Michigan; Sergeant Chester Love, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Sergeant Richard Williams, of Utica, New York; Lieutenant Levon Ray, of Poolville Texas; Glen V. Leland, of St. Petersburg, Florida; Sergeant Frank Rebello, Tiverton, Rhode Island; Sergeant Joseph Cummings, of Oskaloosa, Iowa; and Sergeant Zane Gemmill, of St. Clair, Pennsylvania. Image stamped on reverse: 'Pas

340th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

97th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24445

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Six Bits aka Southern Belle
Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 10

Date: 6 September 1942
Official Description:

Places

Polebrook

Site type: Airfield

Stalag VII-A

Site type: Prisoner of war camp
Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
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.

Event

Location

Date

Description

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

Date7 Sep 2020 17:32:38

Contributorjmoore43

ChangesChanges to place associations

Sources

Added a connection to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date15 Nov 2014 21:08:24

ContributorLee8thbuff

ChangesChanges to biography, awards and events

Sources

Lee Cunningham 15-Nov-2014. POW event added.

Date21 Oct 2014 19:35:44

ContributorLee8thbuff

ChangesChanges to service number, biography, place associations, aircraft associations and mission associations

Sources

Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014 National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:20

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