Benjamin Clarke Jr
MilitaryRear L-R: 2Lt William Cramsie, 2Lt George Crockatt, 2Lt Israel Millner, 2Lt Meran Barsam.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Benjamin Clarke, S/Sgt Eugene Williams, S/Sgt James Burke, T/Sgt Allen Jaynes, Sgt Eddie Homer, T/Sgt Morris Tepper.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-Aug-43 in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
See more at: http://www.303rdbg.com/360crockett.html
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059573 / O-737369
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 August 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | 11 November 1919 | Son of Benjamin Clarke Sr. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 27 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Other Shot down |
Saint-Omer, France | 27 August 1943 | Shot down 27-Aug-43 in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil', POW. MACR 405 |
Died |
Dearborn, MI | 13 May 2015 | |
Buried |
Cadillac Memorial Gardens WestWestland, Wayne County, MI | 17 May 2015 | Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Westland, Wayne County, Michigan |
Based |
Molesworth | 27 August 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Born |
Dearborn, MI | At time of draft registration. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Merged information from duplicate entry to include details drawn drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 405
Correction to surname and suffix.
Updates to biography from details at :
http://www.303rdbg.com
MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database