Clyde Meadows Sr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 37309
"Lt Tasker and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 4 December 1944."
Rear L-R: 2Lt Richard F Tasker, F/O Clyde Meadows, 2Lt John Joseph McDonnell, 2Lt Angelito Francis
Front L-R: Sgt Charles S Van Ornum Jr, Sgt Enrique M. Reider, Sgt Glenn A Minnix, Sgt Arthur H Driver, Sgt William D Toon
Rear L-R: 2Lt Richard F Tasker, F/O Clyde Meadows, 2Lt John Joseph McDonnell, 2Lt Angelito Francis
Front L-R: Sgt Charles S Van Ornum Jr, Sgt Enrique M. Reider, Sgt Glenn A Minnix, Sgt Arthur H Driver, Sgt William D Toon
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 19 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Aschaffenburg; crashed near Rottweil in B-17 42-97058 'Scorchy II' Killed in Action (KIA) 21-Jan-45 MACR 11760
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O768511
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-826029
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fulton County, GA | 13 February 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS | 14 June 1943 | Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi |
Died |
Rottweil, Germany | 21 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Aschaffenburg; crashed near Rottweil in B-17 42-97058 'Scorchy II' Killed in Action (KIA) 21-Jan-45 MACR 11760 |
Atlanta, Georgia | Husband of Catherine S Meadows. At time of draft registration. Working for the mailing division of US post office in Atlanta, GA. | ||
Based |
Molesworth | 21 January 1945 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Fulton County, GA | Entered service from Fulton County, GA. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11760