Porter Dudley Clemens
MilitaryRemoved associations which are not depicted in the image. Relevant associations made in his PERSON record.
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 31-Dec-43 in B-17 42-29895 'Black Swan'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1975
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH, GC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15110512 / O-672379
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12090499
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747961
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742042
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18047296
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 18 October 1943
- Date: 14 October 1943
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 8 October 1943
- Date: 3 September 1943
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
23 December 1923 | Son of Wade H. and Jessie I. Clemens. | |
Enlisted |
17 July 1942 | Portland, Oregon | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
31 December 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb | |
Other Shot down |
31 December 1943 | Shot down over Brittany, France, in B-17, The "Black Swan" | |
Died |
17 August 1989 | ||
Based |
31 December 1943 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Official records researched by Jim Szpajcher from 91st BG archives.
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1975 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database