Clarence W Randall

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Mortally wounded by flak, last seen by bomb bay, didn't make it out of A/C. 15-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13089.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph D Conwill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39162667 / O-799342
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8746

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Big Sandy, Montana, USA 5 July 1923 Son of Clarence E and Anna [Christensen] Randall.

Enlisted

Montana, USA 7 November 1942

Died

Wittenburg, Germany 15 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Orannienburg 15-Mar-45 in B-17G 44-8746. Mortally wounded by flak, last seen by bomb bay, didn't make it out of A/C. 15-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13089.

Based

Lavenham 15 March 1945 Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Big Sandy, MT 59520, USA Big Sandy Cemetery Big Sandy, Chouteau County, MT

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13089 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database