George Weston Clarke Sr
Military
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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.
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
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
- 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: 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
- Site type: Airfield
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. |
Revisions
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- self
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html