Clark Stanhope Fitzpatrick Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 345th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; hit by flak and with wounded crew pressed on to bomb target, pilots climbed to allow bale out of crew then crashed at Barcanesti, Romania Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 176
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16038495 / O-663535
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yen Tu
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kentucky | 24 June 1918 | Son of Clark Stanhope and Amy Lou [Patrick] Fitzpatrick. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana | 10 October 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Romania. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Barcanesti, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; burnt in A/C, baled out POW |
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Died |
King County, WA, USA | 23 July 1974 | |
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Buried |
Riverton Crest Cemetery Tukwila, King County, WA | 25 July 1974 | Riverton Crest Cemetery Tukwila, King County, Washington, USA. |
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Based Assigned |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |