Preston Presley Clark Jr
Military
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Photo taken 21 August 2013, Gary Atkins
Object Number - UPL 15141 - Rougham Control Tower Museum
Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF as lead crew.
Flew 32 combat missions from 9 April to 1 September 1944. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PUC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36316645 / O-815592
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754449 and 36312545 on enlisting
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Abilene, Texas | 21 February 1925 | Son of Preston Presley Sr and Annah Mai [Gorham] Clark. |
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Enlisted |
Abilene, TX | 6 February 1943 | |
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 30 April 1944 | Transferred to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Austin, TX | 25 January 2012 | |
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Buried |
Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park, Austin , TX | 4 February 2012 | Cook Walden Forest Oaks Memorial Park Austin, Travis County, TX |
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Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 30 April 1944 | Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Training |
Dalhart Army Air Base, Dalhart, TX | Dalhart Army Air Base, Dalhart, TX | |
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Other Embarked for ETO |
Kearney AAF, NE | Departed US for ETO. Via Grenier Field, NH, Presque Isle, ME, Goose Bay, Labrador, Iceland and then Prestwick, Scotland. |
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Rougham Control Tower memorial plaques
Facebook groups: 94th Bomb Group magazine, and 94th Bomb Group public group
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self