Clyde Earl DeBaun

Military
media-26856.jpeg UPL 26856 The crew of the Boeing B-17 "The Bad Penny" poses by their plane at an airbase in Cambridge, England.
Back Row, L to R: navigator 1Lt Raymond Y Kurtz; bombardier 1Lt Philip T Palmer; pilot Capt Charles E "Red" Cliburn; copilot 1Lt Clyde E DeBaum; Waist gun Sgt Hubert G Hayes.
Front Row L to R: Top turret T/Sgt Raymond T Moore; Radio T/Sgt James Moore; Ball Turret S/Sgt Clarence A Cluck; Waist gun S/Sgt Paul A Shook; Tail gun S/Sgt Walter Charles Dager.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09067-50274AC.

Object Number - UPL 26856 - The crew of the Boeing B-17 "The Bad Penny" poses by their plane at an airbase in Cambridge, England. Back Row, L to R: navigator 1Lt Raymond Y...

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards; DFC, AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean war medal.



Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean war and rising to Lt Colonel.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lieutenant C.E. Cliburn of the 91st Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5077) nicknamed "Delta Rebel No. 2". Passed for publication 6 Apr 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Fighting "Rebel" of the United States Air Force. A successful veteran of the United States Army Air Force in the country in the Flying Fortress "Delta Rebel", which with its crew under Lieut. C.E. Cliburn, of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, has taken part in 22 daylight raids on enemy territory, including the recent a
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-789370
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Film Director Major William Wyler looks through the waist gun position of a B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-B) of the 91st Bomb Group during the filming of 'Memphis Belle'. Passed as censored 1 Feb 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'How a Flying Fortress Protects Itself: Major William Wyler, who directed the famous film 'Mrs Minniver', is now busy directing an instructional film for the U.S. Army Air Force, showing how a 'Flying Fortress' protects itself against attack by enemy fighters. The Fortress is loaded w
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Bad Penny
  • Unit: 403rd Air Depot 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron Headquarters Squadron (8th Air Force)

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Knox County, IN, USA 5 May 1917

Enlisted

Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA 17 December 1941 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

Died

Indiana, USA 23 June 1994
Bicknell, IN 47512, USA

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, USA Sec: 54, Site: 2824

Other

Pilot training

430, 351 Kearney Blvd #119E, Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX 76908, USA Pilot Training Class 42-G Goodfellow Field San Angelo Texas

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