Lewis Fenton Clayton

Military

Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 #41-24624. Plane crashed into North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier on Oct 25, 1942 A/C B-17F-30-BO #42-5059 crashed in sea off Baldy Point, Nova Scotia on ferrying flight from Gander to Prestwick. Aircraft extensively damaged and accident is listed as a ferry loss.



POW

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24624

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Madame Betterfly
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

42-5059

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Angels
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Twin Groves, Idaho, USA 27 March 1907

Died

Sepulveda, California, USA 9 April 1958

Buried

Santa Clara, Utah, USA Santa Clara Cemetery

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 19 May 1943 Stalag 9A Ziegenhain Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 51-09

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added middle name, birth, death & burial info per Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 41758.

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Added POW camp info per POW records at the National Archives.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15549 / MACR 15549, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey, Vol. 1 pp. 39-40 and 127, son / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database