Salter S Clark
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 16291
Shot down by flak and crashed E of St Martin, FR on a mission to Pas-de-Calais, FR on 28 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31751. Killed in Action (KIA).
Salter Storrs Clark, 3rd. After enlisting in the Air Corps in 1942, and successfully finishing the pilot's training course, Lieutenant Clark was assigned as the first pilot of a Flying Fortress. He was awarded the Air Medal for raids against Brunswick, Tutow, Diepholz, Rostock, Germany and against V-1 installations in the Pas de Calais, France.
On February 28, 1944, his group was bombing the Robot Bomb installation near Boulogne, when Salter's ship suffered hits, which caused the airplane to go into a steep dive. Lieutenant Clark leveled the plane out long enough for two men to parachute to safety. He and seven other crew members lost their lives when the ship crashed.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747576
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Luck
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Westfield, New Jersey | 30 September 1921 | Mother: Marie H Clark |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | 28 February 1944 | |
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Buried |
15 December 1949 | ||
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Buried |
Évreux, France | Exact date not yet known |
Revisions
Additional sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2883 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=c...
Combined two entries into a single entry for Salter S Clark. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/personnel.php?GivenNames=&Las…
However the connection to the 384th Bomb Group has not been carried over to this entry as not Salter S Clark is listed on the 384th Bomb Group website at this date:
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/personnel.php?GivenNames=&Las…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2883, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
