Clifford Zirkle Bryan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60414 - Clifford Z. Bryan, Bombardier, 603rd BS, BG. KIA July 13, 1944
Killed in Action (KIA) Hit by flak and crashed at Wesenbeck in B-17 #4297348
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807674
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
near Brussels, Belgium | 13 July 1944 | Statement from Dave F. Walker, ASN 16052236, S/Sgt 600 Bomb Squadron, Tail Gunner B-17G 42-102599 We were flying lead of the second element of the lead group. Being the tail gunner, I saw flak behind and to the left of our wing. The formation was in the vicinity of Brussels and traveling south-east at about 0745 or 0750. Lt Foster's ship was evidently hit just aft the waist or forward of the tail empennage. The tail section disintegrated and the bulk of the ship with four engines going, proceeded into a slow, flat spin. The ship continued downward with small pieces of fuselage falling as it continued its descent. I watched the ship go down to the cloud height, which I figured to be approximately thirteen to fifteen thousand feet. I saw one chute open just before the ship disappeared into the clouds. |
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Born |
Hamblen County, TN, USA | ||
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium Plot: Plot A, Row 29, Grave 9 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7498 / MACR 7498
398th History, Vol 1 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
