Clayton O Addy

Military

Shot down 25 May 1944 in B-24 #41-29140 'Banger'. Evaded.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-792356
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Banger
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greenfield, Ohio 28 June 1920

Died

Toledo, Ohio 24 October 1992

Buried

Pleasant View Cemetery, Petersburg, Michigan 28 October 1992 Pleasant View Cemetery Petersburg, Monroe County, Michigan, USA Plot Sec: O.C., Lot #141

Other

Evaded

France 25 May 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5250 / MACR 5250; The 446 Revisited, pg 246; The History of the 446th Bomber Group, pg 102 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database