Benjamin Clarke Jr

Military
media-31610.jpeg UPL 31610 Lt Crockatt and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. England, 12 Aug. 1943.

Rear L-R: 2Lt William Cramsie, 2Lt George Crockatt, 2Lt Israel Millner, 2Lt Meran Barsam.

Front L-R: S/Sgt Benjamin Clarke, S/Sgt Eugene Williams, S/Sgt James Burke, T/Sgt Allen Jaynes, Sgt Eddie Homer, T/Sgt Morris Tepper.

Object Number - UPL 31610 - Lt Crockatt and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. England, 12 Aug....

Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 27-Aug-43 in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil'. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.



See more at: http://www.303rdbg.com/360crockett.html

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16059573 / O-737369
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 11 November 1919 Son of Benjamin Clarke Sr.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 27 August 1943 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Other

Shot down

Saint-Omer, France 27 August 1943 Shot down 27-Aug-43 in B-17 #42-29754 'Shangri-La Lil', POW. MACR 405

Died

Dearborn, MI 13 May 2015

Buried

Cadillac Memorial Gardens WestWestland, Wayne County, MI 17 May 2015 Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Westland, Wayne County, Michigan

Based

Molesworth 27 August 1943 Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Dearborn, MI At time of draft registration.

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Merged information from duplicate entry to include details drawn drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 405

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Updates to biography from details at :
http://www.303rdbg.com

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MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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