George Weston Clarke Sr

Military
media-38107.jpeg UPL 38107 "Crew of the 563rd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Patty Jo'. England, 26 March 1944."

Left to right: 1st Lt. Edwin E. Carmell, Springfield, Massachusetts; 2nd Lt. Morris Traub, Mason City, Iowa; 1st Lt. Leonard E. Ranton, Protland, Oregon; 2nd Lt. George W. Clarke, Memphis, Tennesse; S/Sgt. Robert Baugh, Columbus, Georgia; S/Sgt. Richard E. Grover, Easton, Massachusetts; T/Sgt. Alfred C. Craft, Soper, Oklahoma; S/Sgt. William W. Wright, Westford, Massachusetts; T/Sgt. William B. Ruby, Newberry, Pensylvania; S/Sgt. Norman C. McMichael, Youngstown, Ohio.

Bottisham Airfield Museum. Museum object reference no. BAM_0456

Object Number - UPL 38107 - "Crew of the 563rd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Patty Jo'. England, 26 March 1944." Left to right:...

Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 26 missions over Europe. Name of plane was 'Patty Jo'.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Served in USAF during the Korean conflict.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19047993 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patty Jo
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Memphis, Tennessee 17 October 1917 Son of Nathan Powell and Margaret Emma [Rowzee] Clarke.

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA 18 February 1941 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Died

Carrollton, GA 23 March 2007

Buried

Carroll Memory Gardens, Carrollton, GA 26 March 2007 Carroll Memory Gardens Carrollton, Carroll County, GA

Based

Knettishall Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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