Clarence W Lipsky
MilitaryShot down 6 September 1942 in B-17 41-24445 while serving as Pilot. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043336
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Six Bits aka Southern Belle
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 September 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 6 September 1942 - 14 July 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria, officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jul-45. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a connection to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014 National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & th Air Forces p. 30