Suggested edit from FAG Contributor 47514618
Clarence C. Bixler graduated from Weston High School and was employed at the Simplex Paper Corp.
He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Detroit, Michigan on 28 October 1941.
He was the co- pilot on B-17 "Mr Five by Five" on a mission to bomb Bremen, Germany.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombardier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
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Co pilot 2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler MIA/KIA
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # O-735514
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA
Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.
Lt. Bixler Body was not recovered.
MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
Clarence C. Bixler graduated from Weston High School and was employed at the Simplex Paper Corp.
He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Detroit, Michigan on 28 October 1941.
He was the co- pilot on B-17 "Mr Five by Five" on a mission to bomb Bremen, Germany.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombardier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
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Co pilot 2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler MIA/KIA
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # O-735514
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA
Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.
Lt. Bixler Body was not recovered.
MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
Suggested edit from FAG Contributor 47514618
Clarence C. Bixler graduated from Weston High School and was employed at the Simplex Paper Corp.
He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Detroit, Michigan on 28 October 1941.
He was the co- pilot on B-17 "Mr Five by Five" on a mission to bomb Bremen, Germany.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombardier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
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Co pilot 2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler MIA/KIA
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # O-735514
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA
Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.
Lt. Bixler Body was not recovered.
MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
Clarence C. Bixler graduated from Weston High School and was employed at the Simplex Paper Corp.
He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Detroit, Michigan on 28 October 1941.
He was the co- pilot on B-17 "Mr Five by Five" on a mission to bomb Bremen, Germany.
The airplane was last seen 10 kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It appeared to be under control when last seen.
All ten crew members were killed. Only the body of the bombardier, 1st Lt John W. Hull, washed ashore on Terschelling Island, The Netherlands on 13 February 1944.
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Co pilot 2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler MIA/KIA
Hometown: Michigan
Squadron: 427th BS 303rd Bomb Group
Service # O-735514
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot Captain Addell A. Cote MIA/KIA
Target: Bremen
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 26-Nov-43
Serial Number: 42-29955
Aircraft Model B17
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MR FIVE BY FIVE
Location: Den Helder, Netherlands.
Cause: Unknown Ship was last seen returning from target over Dutch coast wheels down apparently under control. Crew 9MIA/10KIA
Notes: Mr. Five by Five , piloted by Capt.Addell A.Cote , was last seen ten kilometers west of Texel Island over the North Sea when it dropped out of formation with its wheels down. It apparently was under control at 10,000 feet. No parachutes were observed. The aircraft crashed at Den Helder, Netherlands.
Lt. Bixler Body was not recovered.
MR FIVE BY FIVE Crew
Capt. Addell A. Cote Pilot
2nd/Lt. Clarence C. Bixler Co pilot
1st/Lt. Wilbur R. Barnhill Navigator
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
1st/Lt. John W. Hull Bombardier
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. John R. Arter Engineer
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
T/Sgt. Vaughn Reaves Radio Op.
S/Sgt. John M. Micek gunner
S/Sgt. Cecil M. May Gunner
S/Sgt. Theadore Gomes Gunner
S/Sgt. Paul Gunsauls Gunner
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