Robert E Clark
Military
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UPL 42511
Crew #455 - Burton M. Bush Crew
466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF
This group had previously flown nine missions with the 458th BG, and approximately 18 missions with the 93rd BG. They flew four missions with the 466th BG
Standing far left: Burton M. Bush (P)
Middle row 2nd from left:
Crew Roster (Not in order in the photo): Burton M. Bush (P), Millard P. Schaaf (CP), John McSweeney (N), Robert E. Clark (B), Beecher Bell (RO), John D. Dye (NTG), Benjamin T. Clements (FE), John P. Sixkiller (TTG), Chester Sinicki (BTG), Austin L. Seals (TG)
Schaaf, McSweeney, Clark and Sinicki had all be replaced before transferring to the 466th BG. 458th Bomb Group collection
466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF
This group had previously flown nine missions with the 458th BG, and approximately 18 missions with the 93rd BG. They flew four missions with the 466th BG
Standing far left: Burton M. Bush (P)
Middle row 2nd from left:
Crew Roster (Not in order in the photo): Burton M. Bush (P), Millard P. Schaaf (CP), John McSweeney (N), Robert E. Clark (B), Beecher Bell (RO), John D. Dye (NTG), Benjamin T. Clements (FE), John P. Sixkiller (TTG), Chester Sinicki (BTG), Austin L. Seals (TG)
Schaaf, McSweeney, Clark and Sinicki had all be replaced before transferring to the 466th BG. 458th Bomb Group collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747205
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot/Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yokum Boy
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wolfgang
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Stone Bluff, Indiana | 5 November 1921 | |
Enlisted |
LaFayette, IN | 27 March 1942 | |
Other 458th BG Combat Tour |
6 March 1944 | 2Lt Robert E. Clark, bombardier, was replaced at some point prior to the transfer of April 18, 1944. His name was confused with one of the enlisted men in the squadron, Sgt Richard B. Clark, making him very difficult to trace. Robert Clark completed his combat missions in the 752nd at some point in July 1944, having been awarded the DFC that month. He was replaced by 2Lt Richard R. Biegel, the bombardier from Crew 2. Biegel, along with Lt Bush and the majority of the enlisted men were transferred to the 329th Bombardment Squadron 93rd Bombardment Group (H) at Hardwick on April 18, 1944. | |
Died |
Oklahoma City, OK | 1 December 2016 | |
Buried |
Oklahoma City, OK | 4 December 2016 | Resurrection Memorial Cemetery Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA Plot Sec. 3, Blk. 47, Lot 15, Sp. 1 |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia