Clyde Estel Lancaster

Military

Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Keith Hamby crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44, A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803192
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clarendon, Donley County, TX 27 February 1913

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA 18 January 1943 San Francisco, California

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 9 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44; A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925

Other

Discharged USAAF

29 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Crescent City, Del Norte County, CA 16 April 1979

Buried

Veterans Memorial Cemetery Crescent City, Del Norte County, CA 20 April 1979 Veterans Memorial Cemetery Crescent City, Del Norte County, California

Based

Old Buckenham 9 April 1944 Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 3925

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3925 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database