Clyde Penland McCallum
MilitaryAssigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 21-Feb-44 in B-17 42-3073 'Lightning Strikes. ' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2463
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802738
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lightning Strikes
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Toppenish, Washington | 22 May 1920 | BornToppenish, Washington |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 21 February 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I |
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Died |
Washington County, Oregon | 22 February 1991 | |
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Buried |
Deschutes Memorial Gardens Bend, Oregon | 26 February 1991 | InterredDeschutes Memorial GardensBend, Oregon |