Peter Mather Clark
MilitaryShot down 12 April 1944 in B-24 #42-7601 'Sin Ship'. Evaded with the help of Belgian and French citizens and members of the Résistance. Liberated by US troops in early September 1944 while sheltered at the house of Madame Marie Sarron in Mirecourt, south of Nancy, France. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1674 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5556304
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746654
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32306371
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-805904
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32385014
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39193191
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
18 January 1923 | Ore Hill, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States | |
Other Bailed out |
12 April 1944 | of 42-7601 over Belgium | |
Other Evaded capture |
12 April 1944 - 5 September 1944 | Walked for 5 days across Belgium after landing in parachute near Liège, Belgium. Crossed into France and stayed for 15 days with a Maquis in the border region near Givet, France. Forced to retreat after a German attack, got into Belgium again, then went back to France, ending up in Mirecourt, south of Nancy, France. The town was liberated by US troops in early September and Peter was back in England on 6 September 1944. | |
Died |
28 January 1992 | Hartford County, Connecticut, United States |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 3828
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1674 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5556304
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3828