Ivan Clark Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 20795
563rd Bomb Squadron crew in front of B-17 42-30193 "Hardluck".
Riley F Bissonette son.
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31084. Killed in Action (KIA).
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794648
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hard Luck
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Mac
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
King and Queen County, VA, USA | 12 December 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Richmond, VA, USA | 17 July 1942 | |
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 July 1942 - 20 December 1942 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bremen-Vegesack, Bremen, Germany | 20 December 1943 | |
Buried |
Plot C Row 14 Grave 3 Ardennes American Cemetery Neupré, Belgium | ||
Born |
Walkerton, VA 23177, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate record to include details from:
ABMC;
MACR 3154;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 3154 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database