Clarence served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-17F #42-30608, 326th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in York County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on July 13, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of textiles and also as Single, without dependents.

Clarence was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 31117776

Note: T/Sgt Wentzell and S/Sgt Plante (see below) were both from the same county in Maine.

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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30608:

Gwin, Grady H ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Alabama
Hamm, Robert E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York
Hansen, Theodore R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Hurley, David W ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Georgia
Joffe, Joseph H ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Langford, William H ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Oklahoma
Magness, Paul D ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Missouri
Plante, Irenee R ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Maine
Shannon, Truman A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Wentzell, Clarence L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maine

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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Clarence served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on B-17F #42-30608, 326th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in York County, Maine prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on July 13, 1942 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of textiles and also as Single, without dependents.

Clarence was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was hit by enemy flak and crashed into the North Sea during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

Service # 31117776

Note: T/Sgt Wentzell and S/Sgt Plante (see below) were both from the same county in Maine.

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Airmen who perished on B-17F #42-30608:

Gwin, Grady H ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Alabama
Hamm, Robert E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New York
Hansen, Theodore R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Illinois
Hurley, David W ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Georgia
Joffe, Joseph H ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Langford, William H ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Oklahoma
Magness, Paul D ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Missouri
Plante, Irenee R ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, Maine
Shannon, Truman A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Wentzell, Clarence L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maine

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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