Clarence S Barsuk

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 42-31116 'Cawnt Miss. ' Evaded. Shot down on 10/7/44 in B-17 'Bettys Revenge 42-107084, crashed at Politz and became Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Factory fresh B-17s
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Betty's Revenge
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cawnt Miss
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Evaded

Germany 29 April 1944

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 7 October 1944

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2725

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4344 / MACR 4344 MACR 9760, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2417 / MACR 9760 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database