McCauley Clark
Military
Object Number - UPL 30418 - 38th Pilot Group
McCauley Clark served as a fighter pilot with the 38th Fighter Squadron of the 55th Fighter Group, flying missions out of Wormingford, England. He had received an athletic scholarship to Duke University and earned his diploma and varsity letters in football and track. 11 January 1945 - Transferred to the 55th Headquarters Squadron. 52 x combat missions. Credited 5.5 kills [Air], 1 x damaged [Air], 3 x damaged [Grd].
After the war, he returned home and married Eleanor H Clark. There, he ran the Park and Recreation program for Morristown, TN. In 1958, he moved with his family to Phoenix, AZ and worked at a local swimming pool where he taught hundreds of children how to swim over the next few years.
Awards: AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6581386
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12024622
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Armament
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 June 1914 | ||
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Enlisted |
24 June 1941 | ||
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Other Crashed |
5 June 1942 | Forced Landing Charleston, TN Cat 3 damage 2Lt Mccauley Clark, 5-Jun-42. P-40E 41-36483 - 10FS 50FG | |
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Based |
20 August 1944 - 11 January 1945 | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Air] |
3 September 1944 | Fw190 destroyed [Air] Antwerp 3-Sep-44. | |
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Other E/A Damaged [Grd] |
5 September 1944 | Me109 damaged [Grd] Stuttgart/Boblingen 5-Sep-44. | |
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Other E/A Damaged [Grd] |
5 September 1944 | Ju-87 damaged [Grd] Stuttgart/Boblingen 5-Sep-44. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [1/2] [Air] |
12 September 1944 | 1/2 Me109 destroyed [Air] N/Frankfurt 12-Sep-44. | |
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Other E/A Damaged [Grd] |
12 September 1944 | Me410 damaged [Grd] Herzogenaurach 12-Sep-44. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Air] |
13 September 1944 | Me109 destroyed [Air] Erfurt 13-Sep-44. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Air] |
5 December 1944 | Fw190 destroyed [Air] NE Berlin 5-Dec-44. | |
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Based |
11 January 1945 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other E/A Damaged [Air] |
14 January 1945 | Fw190 damaged [Air] NW Osnabruck 14-Jan-45. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed [Air] |
7 April 1945 | Me109 destroyed [Air] Celle 7-Apr-45. | |
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Died |
1 September 2003 | ||
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Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.55th.org roster
