William Arlie Clements

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Earl Thomas Allison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798297
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Quinn Curtin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-800687
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

James Harold Grimmett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16018325
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Military Occupation specialty 757-Radio Operator/Mechanic/Gunner

Lester Winfield Hall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-447290
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Kenneth Nelson Hougard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19170044
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Military Occupation Specialty 612 Airplane Armorer/Gunner

Aircraft

42-31211

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reno's Raider
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 28 May 1921

Enlisted

Cincinnati, OH, USA 31 August 1942 Residence: Hamilton County, Ohio Private, Branch Immaterial

Other

Assigned

Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK 5 November 1943 - 8 May 1944 Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, Earl Thomas Allison Crew. 24 combat missions.

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 8 May 1944 The aircraft was hit by continuously tracking flak about 40 seconds before bomb release; aircraft received direct burst beneath the pilot's compartment; started in to a steep spiral; crashed about 7 miles SW of Valognes, France. MACR 4560

Buried

Milford, OH, USA Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery Milford Clermont County Ohio, USA

Revisions

Date9 Jan 2017 00:30:24
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ChangesChanges to media associations
Sources

http://www.384thbombgroup.com/

Date11 May 2016 23:47:20
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Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=731

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Date31 May 2015 01:00:37
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Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=731

Date27 Sep 2014 18:27:34
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4560 / MACR 4560, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database