Clarence served as a Technical Sergeant on B-17G #43-38699, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, 8th Air Force, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
Clarence was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 suffered a mid-air collision with B-17G #43-38167 over France and crashed during the war.
Two civilians that were at the crash site were also killed.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 36803272
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38699:
Baland, Helmer O ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Dunn, Marshall C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Horton, Fred H ~ S/Sgt, NJ
Mayhew, Donald R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McKinney, Clarence H ~ T/Sgt, WI
Mulvihill, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
The rest of the above crew bailed out and survived.
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38167:
One crew member was killed on this B-17, however his name is currently unknown.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
Clarence was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 suffered a mid-air collision with B-17G #43-38167 over France and crashed during the war.
Two civilians that were at the crash site were also killed.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 36803272
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38699:
Baland, Helmer O ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Dunn, Marshall C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Horton, Fred H ~ S/Sgt, NJ
Mayhew, Donald R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McKinney, Clarence H ~ T/Sgt, WI
Mulvihill, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
The rest of the above crew bailed out and survived.
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38167:
One crew member was killed on this B-17, however his name is currently unknown.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Clarence served as a Technical Sergeant on B-17G #43-38699, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, 8th Air Force, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
Clarence was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 suffered a mid-air collision with B-17G #43-38167 over France and crashed during the war.
Two civilians that were at the crash site were also killed.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 36803272
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38699:
Baland, Helmer O ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Dunn, Marshall C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Horton, Fred H ~ S/Sgt, NJ
Mayhew, Donald R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McKinney, Clarence H ~ T/Sgt, WI
Mulvihill, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
The rest of the above crew bailed out and survived.
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38167:
One crew member was killed on this B-17, however his name is currently unknown.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Wisconsin prior to the war.
Clarence was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 suffered a mid-air collision with B-17G #43-38167 over France and crashed during the war.
Two civilians that were at the crash site were also killed.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
Service # 36803272
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38699:
Baland, Helmer O ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Dunn, Marshall C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, TX
Horton, Fred H ~ S/Sgt, NJ
Mayhew, Donald R ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
McKinney, Clarence H ~ T/Sgt, WI
Mulvihill, Edward J ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, IL
The rest of the above crew bailed out and survived.
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38167:
One crew member was killed on this B-17, however his name is currently unknown.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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