Clyde Francis Dale
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by massive fighter attacks and crashed W of Vechta, GR on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31735 'Lucky Lee'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lee
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Hamilton, Missouri, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Clyde Francis Dale was my uncle that I never met but always knew of via my mother and my aunt. My middle name was a tribute to him and as I have been researching him since I visited the Ardennes Cemetary in Belgium I discovered your site had his middle inital wrong.
I have in my possesion his medals including his Purple Heart. I also edited above a few other other things that I know about him. I feel very priviledged to have an uncle the ultimate sacrafice so that I can enjoy my life in freedom. David F. Bassett
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3020 / MACR 3020, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database