Charles A Clark
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. 21 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Munster in B-17 42-30725 'Aw-R-Go'; shot down 10-Oct-43. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1028
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: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790276
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Aw-r-go
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Highland Park, Illinois, USA | 9 April 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 6 May 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Died |
Munster, Germany | 10 October 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Munster in B-17 42-30725 'Aw-R-Go'; shot down 10-Oct-43. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1028 |
Buried |
Lienen Cemetery, Germany | 11 October 1943 | Interred Lienen Cemetery |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Thorpe Abbotts | 10 October 1943 | Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Saint Marys Cemetery Highland Park, Lake County, IL | Re-Interred Saint Marys Cemetery Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1028 / MACR 1028, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 325 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database