Daniel Leroy Claville Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Pont Audemer in P-47 42-26047 on 5-Jul-44 when attacked at close range by an Me109 on a sweep of Paris area. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6553.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
3108 N Boundary Blvd, Tampa, FL 33621, USA | 20 March 1942 | MacDill Field Florida |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
27500 Pont-Audemer, France | 5 July 1944 | Crashed near Pont Audemer in P-47 42-26047 on 5-Jul-44 when attacked at close range by an Me109 on a sweep of Paris area. KIA. MACR 6553. |
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Born |
North Carolina, USA | Daniel Leroy and Nannie Isadore [Gills] Claville. | |
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Born |
Lee County, FL, USA | ||
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Buried |
1589 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33907, USA | Fort Myers cemetery Fort Myers Florida | |
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Based |
Raydon | 5 July 1944 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6553, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. IV by Bishop & Hey, p. 32 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list