Clifford George McIlveen

Military
Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen and his brother First Lieutenant Clarence McIlveen of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Left, 2/Lt. Clifford McIlveen, 22, co-pilot of the "Mary Ellen III", and (right) 1/Lt. Clarence McIlveen, 25, pilot of the "Stars and Stripes" - the two brother pilots who met in the same squadron over here after nine months of separation. media-413644.jpg FRE 4960 Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen and his brother First Lieutenant Clarence McIlveen of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Left, 2/Lt. Clifford McIlveen, 22, co-pilot of the "Mary Ellen III", and (right) 1/Lt. Clarence McIlveen, 25, pilot of the "Stars and Stripes" - the two brother pilots who met in the same squadron over here after nine months of separation. Clifford has been over several months; Clarence just came over - both have done numerous missions - they fly wing to wing over Germany and occupied Europe whenever possible - and they sleep besides each other in the hut. U.S. Pool/SG/H. Keystone 51-52.' Censor no: 287587. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [damaged] and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection

Associated People named in caption

Object Number - FRE 4960 - Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen and his brother First Lieutenant Clarence McIlveen of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed...

Shot down 20 October 1943 Prisoner of War (POW).



Clifford McIlveen enlisted in Portland, Oregon. He was assigned to the 385th Bomb Group in 1943, where he was joined by his brother Clarence, flying wing to wing over Germany, and sleeping in bunks next to one another on base.



Clifford was reported to be taken Prisoner of War on 20 October 1943. He was interned at Stalag Luft I in Barth Germany and was freed in May 1945 by Russian troops. He married and had two children on his return to the US. He joined the Air National Guard in Idaho, sometime before the Korean War, and died in a training accident near Waco Airport, Texas in 1952.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Fred Browning

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16069047
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

David Edwin Carr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33323881
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

William George Cokins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36333782
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

John S Durakov

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735982
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
First Lieutenant Lyle Fryer, of the 385th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Mary Ellen III". Passed for publication 28 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Youth Of The Flying Fortresses. USP/224I-200-201. L/Lt.[sic] Lyle Fryer, of Rochester, Minn., pilot of the Fortress "Mary Ellen III", awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement" during a bombing mission over Germany recentl. Lt. Fryer is only 22 years of age, and has already been awarded the Air Medal for

Lyle Vermont Fryer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665675
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-5913

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shack Bunny
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tacoma, WA, USA 28 April 1921

Enlisted

Portland, OR, USA 12 March 1942

Other

Prisoner of War

Barth, Germany 20 October 1943 Assigned to South Barracks, Barrack 2, Room 1. NARA WWII POW records : "returned to Military control 7 November 1945."

Died

3 miles from Waco Airport, Texas 30 March 1952

Buried

Morris Hill Cemetery, Idaho

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 828
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Associated Stalag Luft I

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Removed incorrect B-17 from Bio, his brother Clarence was shot down in that aircraft.

Enlistment record

POW Report 20 Oct 1943

Stalag Luft I Roomates
Sister, Marscha on Stalag Luft I website

Death Certificate

Find a Grave

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 828

Clifford George McIlveen: Gallery (2 items)

Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen and his brother First Lieutenant Clarence McIlveen, of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse; ‘Keystone Press.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 10 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘287586.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'FLYING FORTRESSES IN COMBAT MISSIONS OVER EUROPE. Picture shows: Left 2/Lt Clifford McIlveen, 22 co-pilot of the "Mary Ellen III" [serial number 42-30816] and (right) 1/Lt Clarence McIlveen, 25, pilot o

Object number: FRE 1385 - Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen and his...

Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen and his brother First Lieutenant Clarence McIlveen of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortresses In Combat Missions Over Europe. Picture Shows:- Left, 2/Lt. Clifford McIlveen, 22, co-pilot of the "Mary Ellen III", and (right) 1/Lt. Clarence McIlveen, 25, pilot of the "Stars and Stripes" - the two brother pilots who met in the same squadron over here after nine months of separation.

Object number: FRE 4960 - Second Lieutenant Clifford McIlveen and his...