Robert D Clark

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Robert D. Clark one of two members of 2nd Lt. Kennewick's crew to survive collision with another B-17 over France on 9 December 1944.Mid Air Collison was the B 17G Bomber Silver Dollar and B 17G Bomber Julie Mae 42-97170. Killed in Action (KIA) (MIA). Crashed at Nuremberg, Germany in B-17G Bomber 43-39111 on 20 February 1945. Mission was to bomb the Marshalling yards but German flak took out engines 1 and 2 when hit and killed the whole crew.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97170

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Julie Mae
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

43-39111

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Capac, Michigan, USA 28 May 1925

Died

20 February 1945

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Killed in Action (KIA) (MIA)

Nuremberg,Germany 20 February 1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12541 / MACR 12541;The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 182. 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database