Henry C Clark
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Lt Henry C Clark and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 "Miss Lace", England. 12 July 1944.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10275-C61752AC
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10275-C61752AC
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne in B-17 42-31423 'Jigger Rouche' 15-Aug-44; Crashed at Maldberg. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8168
Awards: AM (OLC), 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 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36800318
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15133071 / T-002858
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36638403
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-716591
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kingsport, Tennessee | 1 April 1923 | Son of Patrick Monroe and Myrtle Grace [Emert] Clark. |
Died |
Oberkail, Germany | 15 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne in B-17 42-31423 'Jigger Rouche' 15-Aug-44; Crashed at Maldberg. KIA MACR 8168 |
Buried |
Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St Avold, France. Plot D Row 10 Grave 34 | ||
Based |
Molesworth | 15 August 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8168