Clinton K Kemper
Military
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UPL 43022
Richard H. Read Crew
95th BG
Shot down on 6 March 1944
Standing Left to Right: Joseph A.G. Levasseur (BTG). William A. Parry (FE), Henry R. Doudican (TG), Ralph C. Brinson (WG), Harold R. Goodwin (R/O)
Kneeling Left to Right: Richard H. Read (P), Clinton K. Kemper (CP), Samuel Blum (N), Joseph M. Gosselin (B)
Not in photo: Earl V. Moye (WG) 466th Bomb Group collection
95th BG
Shot down on 6 March 1944
Standing Left to Right: Joseph A.G. Levasseur (BTG). William A. Parry (FE), Henry R. Doudican (TG), Ralph C. Brinson (WG), Harold R. Goodwin (R/O)
Kneeling Left to Right: Richard H. Read (P), Clinton K. Kemper (CP), Samuel Blum (N), Joseph M. Gosselin (B)
Not in photo: Earl V. Moye (WG) 466th Bomb Group collection
Marc Ferrero
Shot down by fighters near Quakenbruck on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-39793. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804505
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Owen County, KY | 22 April 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, KY | 5 March 1942 | |
Other POW |
Barth, Germany | 15 March 1944 | Stalag Luft I |
Died |
New Liberty, KY | 17 December 2012 | Mr. Clinton K. "Bubby" Kemper, Jr., age 92, of New Liberty, passed away Monday, December 17, 2012, at the New Horizons Medical Center. Born April 22, 1920, in Owen County, he was the son of the late Clinton and Lula Lucas Kemper. Mr. Kemper was a farmer, a member of the New Liberty Baptist Church and served his country during WWII in the United States Army Air Corps. During his time in the service he was also a prisoner of war for 18 months. Surviving is his wife, Marie Sparrow Kemper; his son, Don Kemper and his sister, Verna Payne. McDonald & New Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements. Family will receive friends at the Main Street location on Thursday, December 20, 2012 from Noon until 2pm. Funeral services will be held at 2pm with Bro. Dwight Parker officiating. Burial will be in the Owenton Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass. |
Buried |
Owenton, KY | 20 December 2012 | Owenton IOOF Cemetery Owenton, Owen County, Kentucky, USA |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Goldenstedter Heide, Germany | 6 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2985 / MACR 2985, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database