Clarence Edward Mickelson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return bombing mission to Arhweiler, Germany. Shot down by fighters, killed in resulting crash 3 miles east of Arhweiler, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11651.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group Headquarters (391st Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-388874
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17151527
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35485610 / O-712195
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomb / Nav
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733226
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomb / Nav
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16135037 / O-715820
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Madison, WI, USA | 21 May 1942 | |
Died |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return bombing mission to Arhweiler, Germany. Shot down by fighters, killed in resulting crash 3 miles east of Arhweiler, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11651. |
Marinette County, WI, USA | |||
Based |
Matching | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Born |
Pembine, WI 54151, USA | Son of J August and Matilda [Hoffstedt] Mickelson. | |
Buried |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmdate.asp?thedate=441223
https://www.fold3.com/image/46704775
https://www.fold3.com/page/529892164_clarence_e%20mickelson/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/84382325_clarence_e%20mickelson/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56658489
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmdate.asp?thedate=441223
https://www.fold3.com/image/46704775
https://www.fold3.com/page/529892164_clarence_e%20mickelson/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/84382325_clarence_e%20mickelson/details/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56658489