Clarence F Borchardt

Military

Shot down in 42-5893 'Sad Sax' 26 July 1943. Prisoner of War (POW)

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA 1 March 1913

Enlisted

10 March 1942 Camp Grant, Illinois

Other

made a Prisoner of War (POW)

26 July 1943

Died

6 March 1972

Buried

Clarence Borchardt rests at the Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 197
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Vetarans Affairs BIRLS Death File

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 197 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / RE Bloxom/MACR 197