Nelson John Clifford
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 #43-37655. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11073255
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33552245
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32916266
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, United States | 16 December 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
16 October 1942 | Syracuse, New York | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
29 July 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 4, Heydekrug/Gross Tychow; moved to Usedom bei Savenmünde, Germany. Returned to Military Control 8 June 1945. | |
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Other Discharged |
3 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
21 October 2008 | ||
| Mattydale, Onondaga County, New York | |||
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Buried |
Nelson Clifford rests at the Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens in Charleston, West Virginia |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database