U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about Clement E Gorman
Name:Clement E Gorman
Birth Year:1915
Race:White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:Rhode Island
State of Residence:Rhode Island
County or City:Providence
Enlistment Date:22 Dec 1942
Enlistment State:Rhode Island
Enlistment City:Providence
Branch:USA
Grade:Private
Grade Code:Private
Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status:Single, with dependents
Height:63 Weight:141
Name:Clement E. Gorman
Death Date: 26 May 1945
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 31246742
Division: 44th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Next of Kin: Clement D Gorman, Catherine Gorman, Parents
JAPAN: (Mission 183) During the night of 25-26 May, 464 B-29's dispatched from the XXI BC attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace and just north of that bombed on 23-24 May with 3262 tons of incendiary bombs which destroyed financial, commercial and governmental districts as well as factories and homes; six B-29's attack other targets. Twenty-six B-29's are lost (the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day).
42-65269 40th BG SQDN 44 - MACR 14508, #17, Maj Ronald A Harte's Crew Pathfinder on fire raid hit by flak, 10 MIA, 1 POW Lost on May25/26 Tokyo Japan.
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This account by S/Sgt. Dale L. Johnson POW - Liberated tells us of the fate of their crew and plane on this mission. Johnson was the only member of the B-29 crew to survive.
"On the mission of the 25 May, 1945, everything was going fine 'til we got near Tokyo where we made our turn toward the target. Our altitude was pretty low, we all thought. The searchlights started to pick us up. We could have read a newspaper in the gunners compartment. We had dropped our bombs before we were hit. I think we were hit by anti-aircraft. There was no communication from any crew members after we were hit. The plane had a big hole near my position (Right Gunner), and I felt it was falling so I rolled out the hole, waited a few seconds and pulled the rip cord on my chute. That was the last I saw of any members of my crew. I landed on the edge of a bay or lake."
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about Clement E Gorman
Name:Clement E Gorman
Birth Year:1915
Race:White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:Rhode Island
State of Residence:Rhode Island
County or City:Providence
Enlistment Date:22 Dec 1942
Enlistment State:Rhode Island
Enlistment City:Providence
Branch:USA
Grade:Private
Grade Code:Private
Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status:Single, with dependents
Height:63 Weight:141
Name:Clement E. Gorman
Death Date: 26 May 1945
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 31246742
Division: 44th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Next of Kin: Clement D Gorman, Catherine Gorman, Parents
JAPAN: (Mission 183) During the night of 25-26 May, 464 B-29's dispatched from the XXI BC attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace and just north of that bombed on 23-24 May with 3262 tons of incendiary bombs which destroyed financial, commercial and governmental districts as well as factories and homes; six B-29's attack other targets. Twenty-six B-29's are lost (the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day).
42-65269 40th BG SQDN 44 - MACR 14508, #17, Maj Ronald A Harte's Crew Pathfinder on fire raid hit by flak, 10 MIA, 1 POW Lost on May25/26 Tokyo Japan.
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This account by S/Sgt. Dale L. Johnson POW - Liberated tells us of the fate of their crew and plane on this mission. Johnson was the only member of the B-29 crew to survive.
"On the mission of the 25 May, 1945, everything was going fine 'til we got near Tokyo where we made our turn toward the target. Our altitude was pretty low, we all thought. The searchlights started to pick us up. We could have read a newspaper in the gunners compartment. We had dropped our bombs before we were hit. I think we were hit by anti-aircraft. There was no communication from any crew members after we were hit. The plane had a big hole near my position (Right Gunner), and I felt it was falling so I rolled out the hole, waited a few seconds and pulled the rip cord on my chute. That was the last I saw of any members of my crew. I landed on the edge of a bay or lake."
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about Clement E Gorman
Name:Clement E Gorman
Birth Year:1915
Race:White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:Rhode Island
State of Residence:Rhode Island
County or City:Providence
Enlistment Date:22 Dec 1942
Enlistment State:Rhode Island
Enlistment City:Providence
Branch:USA
Grade:Private
Grade Code:Private
Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status:Single, with dependents
Height:63 Weight:141
Name:Clement E. Gorman
Death Date: 26 May 1945
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 31246742
Division: 44th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Next of Kin: Clement D Gorman, Catherine Gorman, Parents
JAPAN: (Mission 183) During the night of 25-26 May, 464 B-29's dispatched from the XXI BC attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace and just north of that bombed on 23-24 May with 3262 tons of incendiary bombs which destroyed financial, commercial and governmental districts as well as factories and homes; six B-29's attack other targets. Twenty-six B-29's are lost (the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day).
42-65269 40th BG SQDN 44 - MACR 14508, #17, Maj Ronald A Harte's Crew Pathfinder on fire raid hit by flak, 10 MIA, 1 POW Lost on May25/26 Tokyo Japan.
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This account by S/Sgt. Dale L. Johnson POW - Liberated tells us of the fate of their crew and plane on this mission. Johnson was the only member of the B-29 crew to survive.
"On the mission of the 25 May, 1945, everything was going fine 'til we got near Tokyo where we made our turn toward the target. Our altitude was pretty low, we all thought. The searchlights started to pick us up. We could have read a newspaper in the gunners compartment. We had dropped our bombs before we were hit. I think we were hit by anti-aircraft. There was no communication from any crew members after we were hit. The plane had a big hole near my position (Right Gunner), and I felt it was falling so I rolled out the hole, waited a few seconds and pulled the rip cord on my chute. That was the last I saw of any members of my crew. I landed on the edge of a bay or lake."
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about Clement E Gorman
Name:Clement E Gorman
Birth Year:1915
Race:White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:Rhode Island
State of Residence:Rhode Island
County or City:Providence
Enlistment Date:22 Dec 1942
Enlistment State:Rhode Island
Enlistment City:Providence
Branch:USA
Grade:Private
Grade Code:Private
Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c.
Marital Status:Single, with dependents
Height:63 Weight:141
Name:Clement E. Gorman
Death Date: 26 May 1945
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Rank: Private First Class
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 31246742
Division: 44th Bomber Squadron, 40th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Next of Kin: Clement D Gorman, Catherine Gorman, Parents
JAPAN: (Mission 183) During the night of 25-26 May, 464 B-29's dispatched from the XXI BC attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace and just north of that bombed on 23-24 May with 3262 tons of incendiary bombs which destroyed financial, commercial and governmental districts as well as factories and homes; six B-29's attack other targets. Twenty-six B-29's are lost (the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day).
42-65269 40th BG SQDN 44 - MACR 14508, #17, Maj Ronald A Harte's Crew Pathfinder on fire raid hit by flak, 10 MIA, 1 POW Lost on May25/26 Tokyo Japan.
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This account by S/Sgt. Dale L. Johnson POW - Liberated tells us of the fate of their crew and plane on this mission. Johnson was the only member of the B-29 crew to survive.
"On the mission of the 25 May, 1945, everything was going fine 'til we got near Tokyo where we made our turn toward the target. Our altitude was pretty low, we all thought. The searchlights started to pick us up. We could have read a newspaper in the gunners compartment. We had dropped our bombs before we were hit. I think we were hit by anti-aircraft. There was no communication from any crew members after we were hit. The plane had a big hole near my position (Right Gunner), and I felt it was falling so I rolled out the hole, waited a few seconds and pulled the rip cord on my chute. That was the last I saw of any members of my crew. I landed on the edge of a bay or lake."
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