Clifford George McIlveen
MilitaryAssociated People named in caption
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16069047
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33323881
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36333782
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735982
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shack Bunny
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- 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
Removed incorrect B-17 from Bio, his brother Clarence was shot down in that aircraft.
Stalag Luft I Roomates
Sister, Marscha on Stalag Luft I website
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 828