Jack Wright Clark

Military

Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2.5 x kills. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106657

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, IL, USA 17 February 1923 Son of Truman Stanley and Gertrude Lucille [Wright] Clark.

Based

Fowlmere 31 July 1944 - 2 October 1944 Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK 10 September 1944 Taxiing Accident Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 3 damage Lt Jack W Clark, 10-Sep-44. 503FS 339FG 8AF

Based

Transferred

Raydon 2 October 1944 - 20 April 1945 Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK 26 January 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

E/A Destroyed [2]

Germany 24 March 1945 2 x E/A destroyed Germany 24-Mar-45.

Other

E/A Shared destroyed

Germany 10 April 1945 Me262 shared destroyed Germany 10-Apr-45.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

20 April 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Barnesville, GA 30204, USA 25 March 2002

Buried

Lamar County, GA, USA Family Cemetery Lamar County Barnesville, GA
Jacksonville, FL, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-106657&Submit4=Go
https://www.fold3.com/record/31905335-jack-w-clark
http://www.afhra.af.mil/Portals/16/documents/Timelines/World%20War%20II…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_clark_j_w.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27228444/jack-wright-clark

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-106657&Submit4=Go

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list