Clifford Ned McCreary
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 44151 - Clifford, bottom row, second from left.
Shot down by flak and crashed at Paris in B-17 42-102552 Killed in Action (KIA)
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Horn's Hornets
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Evarts, Harlan County, Kentucky | 16 March 1915 | Clifford Ned McCreary was born and raised in Evarts, Harlan County, Kentucky. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Kentucky | 20 August 1941 | Clifford McCreary enlisted in the United States Army Air Force with the Selective Service on August 20, 1941 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He was employed as a driver at the time, and was listed as single with dependents. |
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Died |
Nucourt, Paris, France | 22 June 1944 | Clifford's plane was hit by enemy flak over Paris, France while returning from a bombing mission over the oil dumps of Gennevilliers. The plane was cut in half, and Clifford died from his wounds. |
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Sources
I am Clifford's great grand nephew. His sister was my great grandmother, and this information comes from our family. Other information comes from uswarmemorials.org.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5917; Snetterton Falcons, pg 52
