Clyde Earl DeBaun
Military
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UPL 26856
The crew of the Boeing B-17 "The Bad Penny" poses by their plane at an airbase in Cambridge, England.
Back Row, L to R: navigator 1Lt Raymond Y Kurtz; bombardier 1Lt Philip T Palmer; pilot Capt Charles E "Red" Cliburn; copilot 1Lt Clyde E DeBaum; Waist gun Sgt Hubert G Hayes.
Front Row L to R: Top turret T/Sgt Raymond T Moore; Radio T/Sgt James Moore; Ball Turret S/Sgt Clarence A Cluck; Waist gun S/Sgt Paul A Shook; Tail gun S/Sgt Walter Charles Dager.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09067-50274AC.
Back Row, L to R: navigator 1Lt Raymond Y Kurtz; bombardier 1Lt Philip T Palmer; pilot Capt Charles E "Red" Cliburn; copilot 1Lt Clyde E DeBaum; Waist gun Sgt Hubert G Hayes.
Front Row L to R: Top turret T/Sgt Raymond T Moore; Radio T/Sgt James Moore; Ball Turret S/Sgt Clarence A Cluck; Waist gun S/Sgt Paul A Shook; Tail gun S/Sgt Walter Charles Dager.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09067-50274AC.
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards; DFC, AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean war medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean war and rising to Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789370
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Bad Penny
- Unit: 403rd Air Depot 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron Headquarters Squadron (8th Air Force)
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Knox County, IN, USA | 5 May 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 17 December 1941 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
Died |
Indiana, USA | 23 June 1994 | |
Bicknell, IN 47512, USA | |||
Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, USA Sec: 54, Site: 2824 | ||
Other Pilot training |
430, 351 Kearney Blvd #119E, Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX 76908, USA | Pilot Training Class 42-G Goodfellow Field San Angelo Texas |