Willard Lee Clairday
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 44470 - S/Sgt Willard L. Clairday, 384BG.
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Gene Goodrick crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Died in Service whilst with 1726ATS, 1702ATG, MATS.
Connections
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-769028
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier/Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17074027 / O-760823
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Copilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
West Point, MS | 6 October 1918 | Son of James L and Lucy [Godson] Clairday. |
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Enlisted |
2 September 1941 | ||
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Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 14 August 1944 | Promoted S/Sgt 14-Aug-44. |
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Enlisted |
11 April 1947 | Re-enlisted USAF | |
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Died |
Metropolis, IL | 19 August 1949 | Died in service, with 1726ATS, 1702ATG, MATS |
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Buried |
Douglas Cemetery, Massac County, IL | 22 August 1949 | Douglas Cemetery Massac County, Illinois |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/618141607
https://www.fold3.com/image/318910083
https://www.fold3.com/record/84368111-willard-l-clairday
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=718
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119916691/willard-lee-clairday
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
