Clarence Ray Christman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1943.  Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3088 'Sugar Puss', Killed in Action (KIA).

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35474219
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18080481
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Hamburg, Germany 25 July 1943 Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR

Buried

Or Memorial

Neupré, Belgium Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium: Plot A Row 38 Grave 19

Revisions

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Updated his status from "Civilian" to "Military" since his listed "Role/Job" is "Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier or Navigator".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…