Clark A Tavener
MilitaryAssigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. 83 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Shot down by fighters, fell out of formation with right engine ablaze. 23-Dec-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11551.
Awards: AM (15 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Fifinella, Fifinella Dog
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Luxembourg American Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Bakersfield, CA, USA | 21 May 1942 | |
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Died |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. Shot down by fighters, fell out of formation with right engine ablaze. 23-Dec-44 KIA. MACR 11551. |
| California, USA | |||
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Based |
Matching | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Tablets of the Missing Luxembourg American Cemetery Luxembourg City Luxembourg | ||
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Born |
Kern County, CA, USA | Son of Mr and Mrs Albert A Tavener. |