Charles Richard Clay
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Chas Lang crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer in B-24 42-51322 17-Dec-44; lagging behind formation, set upon by Fw190, #3 engine set aflame, A/C exploded. Baled out, Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10742
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14075334 / O-667823
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Vista, CA | 18 June 1922 | Son of Harvey Leon and Anna May Clay. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Rosecrans, CA | 16 November 1942 | Fort Rosecrans, California |
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Other Baled out POW |
Muglitz, Germany | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer in B-24 42-51322 17-Dec-44; lagging behind formation, set upon by Fw190, #3 engine set aflame, A/C exploded. POW MACR 10742 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 17 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
6 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
1 May 1951 | Re-enlisted USAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
31 October 1962 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Newport Beach, CA | 12 February 2008 | |
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Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. |