Paul Clark

Military
media-45777.jpeg UPL 45777 2nd Lt Paul Clark, 524BS, 379BG

POW photo

Object Number - UPL 45777 - 2nd Lt Paul Clark, 524BS, 379BG

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-3325 'Paddy Gremlin'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2687.



Earlier 22-Dec-43 in B-17 42-29891 'Dangerous Dan' crashed on return due to engine trouble. 10 RTD.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-409176
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dangerous Dan
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of B-17 Flying Fortress (WA-Y, serial number 42-3325) nicknamed "Paddy Gremlin" of the 379th Bomb Group. Image via Constant Anzperger.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Paddy Gremlin
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Abilene, Texas, USA 3 August 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 30 January 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Ditched POW

North Sea 30 January 1944 Shot down by fighters on mission to Brunswick on 30-Jan-44 in B-17 42-3325 'Paddy Gremlin'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2687

Died

Ridgecrest, CA 24 December 2001

Buried

Desert Memorial Park Ridgecrest, Kern County, CA 27 December 2001 Desert Memorial Park Ridgecrest, Kern County, California

Based

Kimbolton 30 January 1944 Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2867 / MACR 2867, 8th AF Losses, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, pp. 436-7 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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