Frank Burr Clemons Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21281.jpeg UPL 21281 Franklin Clemons - Bettendorf, 306th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21281 - Franklin Clemons - Bettendorf, 306th BG, KIA

Shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17 42-29744 'Battling Bee'. Plane crashed into North Sea between Neuwerk Island and Cuxhaven, in shallow water. Pilot Lt. Clemons was the last to bail out, low altitude and landed in North Sea. Body was recovered from the shore near Cuxhaven, Ger. Appeared to have drowned. No physical evidence of wounds. Positively identified by the Navigator, Lt. Louis Means while convalescing at the Naval Hospital in Cuxhaven. Buried in Cuxhaven Military Cemetery with military honors. (MACR lists 'Clemens. ' Correct spelling is Clemons). His remains were recovered from Cuxhaven and interred in the Ardennes American Cemetery in Neupré, Belgium. In 1949, per request of the family, his remains were transferred to his home state of Iowa and buried with military honors at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in May 1949.



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 07002327
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-000085
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16037798
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39095792
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18069325 at enlistment, then O-732618
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Battling Bee
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa 19 July 1920

Enlisted

23 January 1942 Ft Des Moines, Iowa

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

15 May 1943 in the loss of B-17 ≠42-29744 near Cuxhaven, Germany
Bettendorf, Scott County, Iowa

Buried

Cuxhaven military cemetery

Buried

after the war, his remains were brought to the Temporary Cemetery in Neupré, Belgium

Buried

Remains brought back to the US. Frank Clemons rests at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, Scott County, Iowa

Revisions

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MACR 15512
NARA WWII Enlistment record
WWII Air Force Casualties for Scott County, Iowa

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macr 15512

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macr 15512

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macr 15512

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Louis Means: "Quality of Mercy"
MACR 15512

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OMPF file

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German reports supporting MACR 15512

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German reports supporting MACR 15512

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Louis Means, "The Quality of Mercy", pg. 9.

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Source from Louis Means' memoir "The Quality of Mercy" pg. 41.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15512 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / nephew, Steve Clemons; MACR 15512, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey, p. 122, NARA

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