Clifford L Bartlett
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Enlisting on 20 August 1942, Lt. Clifford L. Bartlett flew with the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, from 11 July 1944 through 5 October 1944 when he was KIA on his 28th combat mission.
359th Fighter Group collection
Photo archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Dusseldorf, suffered mechanical failure in P-51 44-13669 and crashed near Liege. Killed in Action (KIA). 5-Oct-44. MACR 9266.
Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Pegelin
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Manchester, NH, USA | 13 September 1920 | Son of Leroy N and Bertha [Cote] Bartlett. |
Enlisted |
Manchester, NH, USA | 20 August 1942 | |
Died |
5 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Dusseldorf, suffered mechanical failure in P-51 44-13669 and crashed near Liege. Killed in Action (KIA). 5-Oct-44. MACR 9266. | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
East Wretham | 7 November 1944 - 5 October 1944 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Manchester, New Hampshire | |||
Buried |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9266 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list