Glenn I Cliff
Military
Object Number - UPL 30781 - SSGT Glenn I. Cliff Right Waist Gunner William Protz Crew 401st BG - 613th BS
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-10258. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808459
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 8 March 1943 | |
|
Other 401st BG Combat Tour |
Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK | 4 May 1944 - 28 May 1944 | 8 Combat Missions |
|
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany | 28 May 1944 | |
|
Other POW |
Zagan, Poland | 29 May 1944 - 30 May 1945 | Stalag Luft III Dates are approximate |
|
Born |
Rivera, California, USA | ||
| Pollock Pines, CA 95726, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5307 / MACR 5307, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2166 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
