Clarence Charles Hood
MilitaryAssigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. 1-Aug-43 on TDY to 9th AF, was interned in Turkey on Ploesti raid in B24 42-40608 'The Urgin Virgin'
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665742
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Vulgar Virgin
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Newark, NJ | 29 August 1920 | Son of E Hood. |
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Enlisted |
Albany, NY | 3 January 1942 | Albany, New York |
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Other Interned |
1 August 1943 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
22 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
12 October 1981 | ||
| Rensselaer, NY |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I p. 221 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia