Jack L Clark
Military ROLL OF HONOURSecond Lieutenant Jack L. Clark, US Army Air Forces, was a bombardier assigned to the 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group Heavy. It arrived at Thorpe Abbotts, England, on 14 June 1943. 2nd Lt Clark was assigned to Crew #3 on B-17 #42-30038 Bar Fly. The plane was shot down on 25 June 1943 on the 100th first combat Mission, to Bremen, Germany.
He was killed in action and is listed on the Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margarten, Netherlands.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13045061 / O-663573
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bar Fly
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
16 May 1919 | ||
Died |
25 June 1943 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
25 June 1943 |
Revisions
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “Second” was misspelled.
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "Thorpe Abbotts" was misspelled.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 270 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database