Clifford Neil Kirkpatrick
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21670 - Clifford Kirkpatrick - Grand River, 91st BG, KIA
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. 18 x combat missions. Shot down by flak over the IP on a mission to Frankfurt on 4-Feb-44 in B-17 42-39803 'The Wolf'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2235
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Wolf
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mercer County, MO | 17 April 1921 | Son of Orel Lester and Lois Ola [Griffin] Kirkpatrick. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA | 10 September 1942 | Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 4 February 1944 | |
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Buried |
Bethel Cemetery Mercer County, MO | Re-Interred Bethel Cemetery Mercer County, Missouri | |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 4 February 1944 | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2235 / MACR 2235, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
