Clarence R Crail Jr

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed NW of St Pol, FR on a mission to Frankfurt, GR on 20 Mar 1944 in B-17G 42-31153 'Captain Joe'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31153

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Captain joe
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

20 March 1944

Born

Watonga, Oklahoma

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3542, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces