Clark S Smith

Military

Fell out of formation in a spin after bombing the target at Gotha, Germany and crashed near Aechsen, Germany on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D 42-40807 'The Oklahoman'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of war

24 February 1944

Born

La Farge, Wisconsin

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2940, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & Page 410 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)