John Alden Clark
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 60782 - 1st Lt John A. Clark
Completed 32 combat missions during 1944-45. Crashed landed on last mission in Belgium, all crew walked away!
John later became Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and a Consultant in solar nuclear energy systems and nuclear thermal energy.
Authored the book “An Eighth Air Force Combat Diary”.
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Conduct
- Unit: 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ann Arbor, Michigan | 9 July 1923 | Born Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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Other Promoted to 1st LT |
16 February 1945 |
Revisions
Added an association to "Thorpe Abbotts" per info in the book “An Eighth Air Force Combat Diary” by John A. Clark on pg. 9.
Added a Promoted event and Updated the highest rank per info in the book “An Eighth Air Force Combat Diary” by John A. Clark on pg. 171.
Added his Middle name per info on the 100th BG website.
SOURCE: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=893&…
Added his First name per info on the 100th BG website.
SOURCE: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=893&…
Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons.
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
