Wallace C Clay
Military
Wallace C. Clay Crew
466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: Wallace C. Clay (P), James L. Bruner (CP), George A. Burke (N), Paul W. Beam (B), Leonard Long (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ed Burnett (G), Glenn Taylor (G), George Berens (G), William Summerville (G), Willis Ray (R/O) 466th Bomb Group collection
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Object Number - UPL 16036 - Crew #423 & #539 Wallace C. Clay Crew 466th BG - 784th and 785th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Wallace C. Clay (P), James L. Bruner...
Crew 419.
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
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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

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37267798
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-761034
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lambert, MS, USA | 27 December 1919 | |
Died |
5 December 2011 | Wallace C. Clay, age 91, formerly of Oak Brook, WWII US AF Veteran, passed away peacefully on Dec. 5, 2011, beloved husband of the late Kay Clay; dear father of Dr. Jeffrey Clay, Buddy Christiansen and Pamela Jones; loving grandfather of Alvin and Janice Jones; great-grandfather of Abigail Jones; brother of late Dewy Clay, Eva Efferson, Elsie Ray and Mattie Clinton. He was born in Lambert, MS on Dec. 27, 1919. As a young boy, he built his own radios and became interested in flying when an early aviator gave him a ride in Lambert. During WWII, he built the Liberty ships and after enlisting he was quickly promoted to a 1st Lieutenant in the 2135th Army Air Forces Base Unit. He was a pilot of the B-24 bomber which flew air offensive in Europe, Normandy and Northern France. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and three Bronze Stars. After the war, he worked for 20 years at Zenith Radio Corporation in the Military Special Products where he designed the first walkie-talkie radio, proximity fuses and digital pagers. Later, he started his own engineering corporation and worked with his wife Kay in her businesses. Visitation at Ahlgrim Funeral Home, 567 S. Spring Rd., Elmhurst from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. Interment at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery. Info 630-834-3515 or www.ahlgrim.com. Published in a Chicago Tribune Media Group Publication on Dec. 9, 2011 Share Remember Share a message or photo below Restore the guest book Please restore the Guest Book to share in the life story for WALLACE C. CLAY The guest book is expired What will you miss most about WALLACE C. CLAY? Resources Send Funeral Flowers View Funeral Home Details Donate to Charity How To Submit An Obituary Find Advice and Support Funeral Etiquette Sympathy and Condolence Advice Grief Support Groups Myths About Grief Go back to today's Obituaries for Chicago Tribune Back to today's Obituaries - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?pid=154954201#sthash.iwoaxhEN.dpuf | |
Buried |
Oakbrook Terrace, IL, USA | 8 December 2011 | Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery |
New Orleans, LA, USA | 1005 North Hagen St |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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Lt. Clay served with my father, James Lyman Bruner.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 344