Cecil Clint Estess
MilitaryAssigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Gaston Fox crew. Shot down 10-Apr-44 in B-17 42-31511 'Fool's Luck III'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3939
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802737
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fools Luck III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Magnolia, Mississippi | 26 February 1921 | Son of Clinton Rodney and Bertie [Fortenberry] Estess. |
Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 18 September 1942 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
Died |
3 miles W of Calais | 10 April 1944 | Shot down 10-Apr-44 in B-17 42-31511 'Fool's Luck III'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3939 |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium | ||
Buried |
Burkhalter Cemetery Pike County, MS | Memorialised Burkhalter Cemetery Pike County, MS | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 10 April 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Added a connection to A/C #42-31511 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3939, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=394