Clark M Garber Jr

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Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-2969

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

23 July 1919

Died

17 November 1942

Enlisted

Ohio, USA Wall of the Missing

Buried

Revisions

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Added a connection to the 8th AF and a connection to Polebrook Air Base.

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Added Role./job and added a connection to A/C 42-2969 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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American Battle Monuments
https://www.abmc.gov/node/540026#.VmgUdr9c8Z4
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56289923