James Myron Clark
MilitaryJames Clark was Co-Pilot on board of B-17 ≠42-29744 'Battling Bee', shot down 15 May 1943. Plane crash-landed in shallow water near Cuxhaven, Germany. Clark bailed out of aircraft, was captured on land near Altenwalde. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III. NARA WWII POW record : "Returned to Military control 20 July 1945."
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38193951
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-667415
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13058382
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34268205
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
14 February 1920 | Blue River, Grant County, Wisconsin | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
15 May 1943 | ||
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Other Re-enlisted |
7 May 1946 | Richland, Wisconsin | |
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Other Discharged |
3 August 1946 | ||
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Died |
11 December 1963 | ||
| Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin |
Revisions
NARA WWII POW record
NARA WWII Enlistment record
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15512 / MACR 15512, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey, p. 122, First Over Germany pg. 115 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database