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1Lt USAAF WWII
S/N O-659358
530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group
Lt Corpening was the Pilot of a B-24 Bomber plane that was lost at sea in the Pacific. He was from Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee and enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in Montgomery, Alabama. At the time of his enlistment, he was 5'9" tall and weighed 138 lbs. He had three years of college and his civil occupation was listed as 'actors and actresses'.
B-24D, tail #42-40519 was assigned to the 530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group. Clarence and the Corpening Crew are listed as Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'. Unbroken mentions Clarence several times.
The crew members lost were~
1stLT Clarence C Corpening of FL
S/N O-659358, Pilot
2ndLT Richard J StDenis of MA
S/N O-796218, Co-Pilot
2ndLT Everette D Stoner of WI
S/N O-734847, Bombardier
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of VA
S/N O-796592, Navigator
SSGT Raymond Jackson, Jr of OH
S/N 15018396, Asst Engineer
SSGT Howard A Morckel of OH
S/N 35312304, Armorer-Gunner
SSGT Anthony J Schneider of CT
S/N 31120906, Asst Radio Operator
TSGT Felipe D Chavez of NM
S/N 38122208, Radio Operator
TSGT Francis L Powell of CA
S/N 39021970, Engineer
MSgt Richard E Boucher of UT
S/N 19011686, Passenger
Conrad also has a memorial marker at Monte Vista Memorial Gardens, Section I in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Conrad's the son of Clarence Conrad Corpening, Senior and Kathryn Gilmer.
1Lt USAAF WWII
S/N O-659358
530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group
Lt Corpening was the Pilot of a B-24 Bomber plane that was lost at sea in the Pacific. He was from Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee and enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in Montgomery, Alabama. At the time of his enlistment, he was 5'9" tall and weighed 138 lbs. He had three years of college and his civil occupation was listed as 'actors and actresses'.
B-24D, tail #42-40519 was assigned to the 530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group. Clarence and the Corpening Crew are listed as Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'. Unbroken mentions Clarence several times.
The crew members lost were~
1stLT Clarence C Corpening of FL
S/N O-659358, Pilot
2ndLT Richard J StDenis of MA
S/N O-796218, Co-Pilot
2ndLT Everette D Stoner of WI
S/N O-734847, Bombardier
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of VA
S/N O-796592, Navigator
SSGT Raymond Jackson, Jr of OH
S/N 15018396, Asst Engineer
SSGT Howard A Morckel of OH
S/N 35312304, Armorer-Gunner
SSGT Anthony J Schneider of CT
S/N 31120906, Asst Radio Operator
TSGT Felipe D Chavez of NM
S/N 38122208, Radio Operator
TSGT Francis L Powell of CA
S/N 39021970, Engineer
MSgt Richard E Boucher of UT
S/N 19011686, Passenger
Conrad also has a memorial marker at Monte Vista Memorial Gardens, Section I in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Conrad's the son of Clarence Conrad Corpening, Senior and Kathryn Gilmer.
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1Lt USAAF WWII
S/N O-659358
530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group
Lt Corpening was the Pilot of a B-24 Bomber plane that was lost at sea in the Pacific. He was from Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee and enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in Montgomery, Alabama. At the time of his enlistment, he was 5'9" tall and weighed 138 lbs. He had three years of college and his civil occupation was listed as 'actors and actresses'.
B-24D, tail #42-40519 was assigned to the 530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group. Clarence and the Corpening Crew are listed as Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'. Unbroken mentions Clarence several times.
The crew members lost were~
1stLT Clarence C Corpening of FL
S/N O-659358, Pilot
2ndLT Richard J StDenis of MA
S/N O-796218, Co-Pilot
2ndLT Everette D Stoner of WI
S/N O-734847, Bombardier
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of VA
S/N O-796592, Navigator
SSGT Raymond Jackson, Jr of OH
S/N 15018396, Asst Engineer
SSGT Howard A Morckel of OH
S/N 35312304, Armorer-Gunner
SSGT Anthony J Schneider of CT
S/N 31120906, Asst Radio Operator
TSGT Felipe D Chavez of NM
S/N 38122208, Radio Operator
TSGT Francis L Powell of CA
S/N 39021970, Engineer
MSgt Richard E Boucher of UT
S/N 19011686, Passenger
Conrad also has a memorial marker at Monte Vista Memorial Gardens, Section I in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Conrad's the son of Clarence Conrad Corpening, Senior and Kathryn Gilmer.
1Lt USAAF WWII
S/N O-659358
530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group
Lt Corpening was the Pilot of a B-24 Bomber plane that was lost at sea in the Pacific. He was from Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee and enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in Montgomery, Alabama. At the time of his enlistment, he was 5'9" tall and weighed 138 lbs. He had three years of college and his civil occupation was listed as 'actors and actresses'.
B-24D, tail #42-40519 was assigned to the 530th Bomb Squadron, 380th Bomb Group. Clarence and the Corpening Crew are listed as Lost At Sea - This aircraft left Hickam Field, Oahu, HI on 26 May 1943 for an intermediate stop on Canton Island and disappeared in the Pacific Ocean. It never reached Canton Island. The final destination was Amberly Field, Australia. The cause is unknown. The B-24 aircrafts 'Daisy Mae' and the 'Green Hornet' took off the next morning and were on a search and rescue for this plane. Subsequently, the B-24D #? 'Green Hornet' also ditched in the Pacific. The story of the 'Green Hornet' crew is told in the #1 bestseller UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand and is based on Louis Zamperini's memoir 'Devil At My Heels'. Unbroken mentions Clarence several times.
The crew members lost were~
1stLT Clarence C Corpening of FL
S/N O-659358, Pilot
2ndLT Richard J StDenis of MA
S/N O-796218, Co-Pilot
2ndLT Everette D Stoner of WI
S/N O-734847, Bombardier
2ndLT Ralph S Powell of VA
S/N O-796592, Navigator
SSGT Raymond Jackson, Jr of OH
S/N 15018396, Asst Engineer
SSGT Howard A Morckel of OH
S/N 35312304, Armorer-Gunner
SSGT Anthony J Schneider of CT
S/N 31120906, Asst Radio Operator
TSGT Felipe D Chavez of NM
S/N 38122208, Radio Operator
TSGT Francis L Powell of CA
S/N 39021970, Engineer
MSgt Richard E Boucher of UT
S/N 19011686, Passenger
Conrad also has a memorial marker at Monte Vista Memorial Gardens, Section I in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Conrad's the son of Clarence Conrad Corpening, Senior and Kathryn Gilmer.
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