Clarence Arthur Parr Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Leipheim, due to mechanical failure, B-24 41-28688 could not maintain formation or altitude. Bailed out around Freiburg. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4362.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807728
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th 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 III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Diego, CA | 29 March 1923 | Son of Clarence A. Sr and Ruth [McAlexander] Parr. |
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 22 April 1942 | San Francisco, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 24 April 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Other Bailed out |
Freiburg, Germany | 24 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Leipheim, due to mechanical failure, B-24 41-28688 could not maintain formation or altitude. Bailed out around Freiburg. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4362. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
San Diego, CA | 21 November 2009 | |
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Buried |
Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Butte County, CA | 24 November 2009 | Paradise Cemetery Paradise, Butte County, California |
| San Francisco, California, USA | |||
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Based |
Wendling | 24 April 1944 | Assigned to 578BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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MACR 4362 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database