Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was blown out of the aircraft, fortunately with his chute attached, he survived to be captured. 20-Nov-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 9889.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean war and rising to Master Sergeant.
Service
People
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Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Squadron Commander - Command Pilot | 465th Bomb Group
Clarence Jack Lokker has answered that last call, and now stands on the “Plains of Valhalla” with others of that “long gray line” who await us all.
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Units served with
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Group
It was constituted as the 465th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 May 1943
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Events
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Location |
Date |
Born |
Gonzales County, TX, USA |
16 February 1920 |
Son of Edgar and Oda E [Hand] Billings. Husband of Patty (Lauchner). Brother of Cecil Billings. Father of Robert Lee Billings and Michael Billings, Grandfather of 7, Sarah, Rachel, Melissa, Josh, David P. Billings USAF Ret., Robert Matthew Billings, Ruthanne Rhoades. GreatGrandfather of 6 (so far) Evelyn Yvonne Billings, Alexander Clark Billings, Gabriel Lee Billings, Sarah Billings, Kaylee Rhoades, Carter Rhoades
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Lived in |
Smiley, TX, USA |
1941 |
Based |
Pantanella |
1943 – 20 November 1944 |
Assigned to 783BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF.
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Shot down / baled out |
Blechhammer, 92439 Bodenwöhr, Germany |
20 November 1944 |
Failed to Return (FTR) from raid on Oil refinery in Blechhammer, Germany. When B-24 42-28853 lost a wing over the target he was blown out of the aircraft, fortunately with his chute attached, he survived to be captured. 20-Nov-44. POW. MACR 9889.
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Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland |
20 November 1944 – May 1945 |
Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.
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Died |
Riverside County, CA, USA |
5 December 2002 |
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside
Riverside County
CA |
8 December 2002 |
Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside
Riverside County
California, USA
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