Clarence Edwin Payne

Military

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3310 'Blood, Guts and Rust'. Plane ditched into Mediterranean Sea. Returned to base.



Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794590
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Douche Bag, The Dull Tool
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blood, Guts & Rust II
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blood, Guts and Rust
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3328) nicknamed "Miss Fortune" of the 390th Bomb Group flies over countryside. Image via Bob Jesko Handwritten caption on reverse: '568 BS, 8143+ Bloomville Hall, Hacheston.;
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Fortune
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rusty Lode, Buckshot Blues, Buckshot Annie
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cumberland, Maryland 19 April 1917

Enlisted

Baltimore, Maryland, USA 16 June 1942

Other

Shot Down/Captured

Vorsundern, Germany 10 October 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Gneixendorf, Austria 11 October 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 (dates are approximate)

Died

Baltimore, Maryland 4 August 1982

Buried

Elkridge, Maryland 8 August 1982 Meadowridge Memorial Park Elkridge, Howard County, Maryland, USA Plot: 7D

Other

Shot Down/Ditched/Rescued

Mediterranean Sea, 13 miles off Annaba (Bone), Algeria 17 August 1943

Born

Brooklyn, Maryland 3721 2nd Street

Revisions

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Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Removed one "Radio Operator" from list of Service Roles.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 396 / MACR 396; MACR 861 / MACR 861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database