Henry C Clark

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media-26520.jpeg UPL 26520 Lt Henry C Clark and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 "Miss Lace", England. 12 July 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 26520 - Lt Henry C Clark and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 "Miss Lace", England. 12 July 1944. NARA Ref...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne in B-17 42-31423 'Jigger Rouche' 15-Aug-44; Crashed at Maldberg. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8168



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Edwin W Bjorn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36800318
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Earl Elias Brosius

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15133071 / T-002858
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Cyrus S Cruttenden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36638403
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ralph J Davies

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-716591
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Frederick Roswal

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-102411

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

42-31423

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jigger Rooche / Kraut Killer
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kingsport, Tennessee 1 April 1923 Son of Patrick Monroe and Myrtle Grace [Emert] Clark.

Died

Oberkail, Germany 15 August 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne in B-17 42-31423 'Jigger Rouche' 15-Aug-44; Crashed at Maldberg. KIA MACR 8168

Buried

Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France. Plot D Row 10 Grave 34

Based

Molesworth 15 August 1944 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8168

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