Billie E Clapper

Military

B-17 #42-30284 ditched in Bay of Biscay on 28 June 1943. Returned to base.



Shot down 15 September 1943 in B-17 #42-3266 'Sitting Bull'. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sittin' Bull
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

15 September 1943

Born

Kansas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 15 September 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 616 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 616