Clay Anderson Burnette
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 48439 - 1st Lt Clay A Burnette, 95BG.
Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Frankfurt in B-17 42-30181 'Herky Jerky II' 24-Jan-44; shot down by fighters, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2258
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33397414
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16095279
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682886
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36323280 / O-688485
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Greenville, North Carolina, USA | 26 June 1919 | Son of Sylvester Herbert and Absley Nancy [Smith] Burnette. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 24 January 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
23 June 1979 | ||
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Buried |
Forest Hills Cemetery Farmville, Pitt County, NC | 27 June 1979 | Forest Hills Cemetery Farmville, Pitt County, North Carolina |
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Based |
Horham | 24 January 1944 | Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2258 / MACR 2258, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database