Roland E Clark
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 453BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. B-26 41-34706 shot down by flak and crashed near Vraignes. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 213
Awards: DFC, PH.
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Units served with
![Private First Class Barbara O'Brien of the Womens Army Corps, paints the nose of a B-26 Marauder (YU-Y. serial number 41-34982) nicknamed "Jolly Roger" of the 323rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publcation 4 Dec 1943.' [stamp] and '295589.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'W.A.C.S. on duty at a Bomber Station. Associated Press Photo shows:- Pfc: Barbara O'Brien painting the Jolly Roger on the nose of a Marauder with the crew looking on.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380000.jpg.webp?itok=SSrEVQvb)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15069087 / O-438451
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Vraignes, France | 31 July 1943 | B-26 41-34706 shot down by flak and crashed near Vraignes. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 213 |
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Born |
South Gate, CA | ||
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot B Row 12 Grave 8 | |
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Based |
Earls Colne | 31 July 1943 | Assigned to 453BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Combat Chronology, WWII Memorial, Losses of 8th Air Force / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia