US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Major William Clay Jr.
Graduate USNA Class of 1941
Hometown: Texas
Service#
Squadron: VFM 121
Mission Date: 21-Feb-45
Awards: Purple Heart
Target: Yap Airstrip
Mission Date: 15-Nov-44
Serial Number: #
Aircraft Model FG-1 Corsair
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Yap
Cause:
From FAG Member (#47540159)
Maj. Clay's plane, an FG-1 Corsair was hit by anti-aircraft fire and exploded during a bombing mission near Yap island. Yapese recovered his body from the ocean, buried him, and cared for the grave until the Americans came looking. At the end of the war, his remains were returned to the USA and reburied at Arlington.
More details are found here: http://www.missingaircrew.com/factsheets/clay_factsheet.pdf
Major William Clay Jr.
Graduate USNA Class of 1941
Hometown: Texas
Service#
Squadron: VFM 121
Mission Date: 21-Feb-45
Awards: Purple Heart
Target: Yap Airstrip
Mission Date: 15-Nov-44
Serial Number: #
Aircraft Model FG-1 Corsair
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Yap
Cause:
From FAG Member (#47540159)
Maj. Clay's plane, an FG-1 Corsair was hit by anti-aircraft fire and exploded during a bombing mission near Yap island. Yapese recovered his body from the ocean, buried him, and cared for the grave until the Americans came looking. At the end of the war, his remains were returned to the USA and reburied at Arlington.
More details are found here: http://www.missingaircrew.com/factsheets/clay_factsheet.pdf
US MARINE CORPS WORLD WAR II
Major William Clay Jr.
Graduate USNA Class of 1941
Hometown: Texas
Service#
Squadron: VFM 121
Mission Date: 21-Feb-45
Awards: Purple Heart
Target: Yap Airstrip
Mission Date: 15-Nov-44
Serial Number: #
Aircraft Model FG-1 Corsair
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Yap
Cause:
From FAG Member (#47540159)
Maj. Clay's plane, an FG-1 Corsair was hit by anti-aircraft fire and exploded during a bombing mission near Yap island. Yapese recovered his body from the ocean, buried him, and cared for the grave until the Americans came looking. At the end of the war, his remains were returned to the USA and reburied at Arlington.
More details are found here: http://www.missingaircrew.com/factsheets/clay_factsheet.pdf
Major William Clay Jr.
Graduate USNA Class of 1941
Hometown: Texas
Service#
Squadron: VFM 121
Mission Date: 21-Feb-45
Awards: Purple Heart
Target: Yap Airstrip
Mission Date: 15-Nov-44
Serial Number: #
Aircraft Model FG-1 Corsair
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Yap
Cause:
From FAG Member (#47540159)
Maj. Clay's plane, an FG-1 Corsair was hit by anti-aircraft fire and exploded during a bombing mission near Yap island. Yapese recovered his body from the ocean, buried him, and cared for the grave until the Americans came looking. At the end of the war, his remains were returned to the USA and reburied at Arlington.
More details are found here: http://www.missingaircrew.com/factsheets/clay_factsheet.pdf
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