Peter Mather Clark

Military

Shot down 12 April 1944 in B-24 #42-7601 'Sin Ship'. Evaded with the help of Belgian and French citizens and members of the Résistance. Liberated by US troops in early September 1944 while sheltered at the house of Madame Marie Sarron in Mirecourt, south of Nancy, France. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1674 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5556304

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

William T Burtt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746654
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Michael Ralph Ciano

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32306371
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Albert P Gilsdorf

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-805904
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Robert Thomas Hansen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32385014
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Richard Franklin Hanson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39193191
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Aircraft

42-7601

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

18 January 1923 Ore Hill, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

Other

Bailed out

12 April 1944 of 42-7601 over Belgium

Other

Evaded capture

12 April 1944 - 5 September 1944 Walked for 5 days across Belgium after landing in parachute near Liège, Belgium. Crossed into France and stayed for 15 days with a Maquis in the border region near Givet, France. Forced to retreat after a German attack, got into Belgium again, then went back to France, ending up in Mirecourt, south of Nancy, France. The town was liberated by US troops in early September and Peter was back in England on 6 September 1944.

Died

28 January 1992 Hartford County, Connecticut, United States

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Corrected typo in Bio : it's Marie Sarron instead of Larron...

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 3828
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1674 - https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5556304
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3828