Elmo Earl Clark
Military
Rear L-R: Elmo Clark, Donald DeCamp, Robert Galbraith, Ralph Haddock.
Front L-R: Charles Doback, William T Hembree, Richard James Tracy, Gustaf Simon, Curtis O Brooke, William C. Jenkins
Object Number - UPL 50396 - B-17 'Charley Horse' - F/O Clark and crew. 358BS, 303BG Rear L-R: Elmo Clark, Donald DeCamp, Robert Galbraith, Ralph Haddock. Front L-R: Charles...
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x combat missions on B-17's. Went on to fly PBY's for air sea rescue. Became an instructor on B-29's.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34209888
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17042935 / O-734677
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31125103
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13058959 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19076065 / O-736842
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
![A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29571) nicknamed "Charley Horse" return to base after a mission. A censor has obscured the nose guns on the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp] and 'Passed for publication 7 Spet 1943.' [stamp] and '282576.' [Censor no] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed. Associated Press Photographer has handwritten on reverse: 'Crew of "Charley Horse" fi](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379023.jpg.webp?itok=fynvIwh3)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Charley Horse
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas City, MO | 19 January 1923 | Son of August E and Winnifred [Newman] Clark. |
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Enlisted |
Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA | 11 April 1941 | Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California |
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Enlisted |
11 May 1941 | ||
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Died |
Grove, OK | 9 November 2011 | |
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Buried |
Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Randolph County, MO, | 12 November 2011 | Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Randolph County, Missouri |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/284271993/elmo-e-clark-social-security-dea…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84955251/elmo-e-clark-wwii-army-enlistment…
https://www.fold3.com/record/716202564/clark-elmo-earl-us-veterans-grav…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65601477/elmo-e-clark
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster