Nelson John Clifford

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed 800m South of Hassenhausen, Germany on 29 July 1944 in B-17 #43-37655. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

James Buchanan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36875728
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Morris Earl Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11095094 at enlistment, then O-818606
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Joseph Cudihy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11093711 at enlistment, then O-824104
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Joseph William Foote

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12139839 at enlistment, then O-712544
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Arthur Edward Frankenberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32002585 at enlistment, then O-744978
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

43-37655

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, United States 16 December 1920

Enlisted

16 October 1942 Syracuse, New York

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

29 July 1944 Interned at Stalag Luft 4, Heydekrug/Gross Tychow; moved to Usedom bei Savenmünde, Germany. Returned to Military Control 8 June 1945.

Other

Discharged

3 October 1945

Died

21 October 2008
Mattydale, Onondaga County, New York

Buried

Nelson Clifford rests at the Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens in Charleston, West Virginia

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 7812
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
VA Gravesite Locator

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 7812

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7812 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database