Clyde served as a First Lieutenant on B-29A #42-93953, 6th Bomber Squadron, 29th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Kansas prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on June 29, 1941, prior to the war, at Camp Barkeley, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.

B-29 #42-93953 was part of a mission sent out on May 5, 1945 when "55" B-29's bombed airfields at Oita, Tachiarai, Kanoya, and Chiran on Kyushu. "2" other B-29's also attacked targets of opportunity. Three B-29's were lost on this mission ( see below ).

B-29A #42-93953 took off on May 5, 1945 from North Field on Guam for a precision bombing mission against Tachiarai Airfield, Kyushu, Japan. They were shot down by Japanese aircraft and crashed, possibly at sea, during the war. Eight parachutes were seen to open by other planes.

Clyde was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash.

He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # O-755106

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Airmen who perished from B-29A #42-93953:

Bassett, Clark B, Jr ~ Corp, NY
Berry, Jack M ~ 2nd Lt, GA ~ Shot while POW
Calvin, Merlin R ~ Pvt, MO ~ Shot while POW
Chapman, William H ~ T/Sgt, NM
Corliss, Irving A ~ Corp, NH ~ Shot while POW
Dengler, Jack V ~ Sgt, IL ~ Shot while POW
Finkelstein, Joseph H ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Howard, Albert R ~ Sgt, AL
Miller, Ralph B ~ 1st, Pilot, MI
Roush, Clyde M ~ 1st Lt, KS
Winder, Charles C ~ 2nd Lt, UT

Above Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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B-29's lost in this mission:

B-29 #42-65305
~ ~ ( "6" were "executed " while POW's )
~ ~ To see those lost on B-29 #42-65305
~ ~ " Click Here "
B-29 #42-93953
~ ~ ( "4" were "executed " while POW's )
~ ~ ( Listed Above )
B-29 #44-69899
~ ~ ( "4" were "executed " while POW's )
~ ~ To see those lost on B-29 #44-69899
~ ~ " Click Here "

( Crew Reports by: Russ Pickett )

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Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:

Emporia Gazette, Thursday, June 7, 1945; p.1, c.6
Lt. Clyde M. Roush Missing in Pacific
Lt. Clyde M. Roush, bombardier on a B-29 Superfortress, has been missing in action since May 5, according to news received Wednesday by his wife, the former Betty Irwin, of 428 Sylvan. Lieutenant Roush has one daughter.
Lieutenant Roush earned his bachelor of science degree at Emporia State college in 1942. He was athletic director and commerce instructor at Whiting, Kan., until he entered the Army Air Corps in March 1943. Lieutenant Roush left the States from the Herington Air base when he went overseas on April 3. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Roush, of Fairview, Kan. A brother, Wayne Roush, electrician's mate 2c, is in the submarine service, and a sister, Miss Loraine Roush, is a nurse at Stormont hospital in Topeka.